HP Integrity Superdome X

Administration

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HP Integrity Superdome X Administration

Student guide
March 2015
 Contents

Course Overview
Agenda ............................................................................................................................ 0 – 1
Introductions................................................................................................................... 0 – 2
Course objectives ............................................................................................................ 0 – 3
Prerequisites ................................................................................................................... 0 – 4
Course outline ................................................................................................................. 0 – 5

Module 1 – Introduction and Architecture

Agenda ............................................................................................................................. 1 – 1
Objectives........................................................................................................................ 1 – 2
System Configurations and Architecture ........................................................................ 1 – 3
System Components ......................................................................................................1 – 11
Comparison of HP Integrity Superdome X and HP Integrity Superdome 2.................. 1 – 26

Module 2 – Using Superdome 2 Onboard Administrator

Agenda ............................................................................................................................ 2 – 1
Objectives........................................................................................................................ 2 – 2
Accessing the Superdome 2 Onboard Administrator Interfaces ................................... 2 – 3
Using the SD2 OA GUI ...................................................................................................... 2 – 8
Using the SD2 OA CLI..................................................................................................... 2 – 18
Saving and Restoring the Configuration ...................................................................... 2 – 33
Using the Insight Display .............................................................................................. 2 – 38
Resources.......................................................................................................................2 – 47
Labs ................................................................................................................................2 – 49

Module 3 – Using the UEFI

Agenda ............................................................................................................................ 3 – 1
Objectives........................................................................................................................ 3 – 2
Accessing the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface ................................................... 3 – 3
UEFI Front Page menu ..................................................................................................... 3 – 5
Using UEFI System Utilities menus .................................................................................. 3 – 9
Using the UEFI Shell .......................................................................................................3 – 20
Using the iLO 4 CLI .........................................................................................................3 – 34
Resources...................................................................................................................... 3 – 42

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Module 4 – Partition Administration

Agenda ............................................................................................................................ 4 – 1
Objectives........................................................................................................................ 4 – 2
Partitions in HP Integrity Superdome X Systems ........................................................... 4 – 3
Managing nPartitions.................................................................................................... 4 – 13
Archive Storage..............................................................................................................4 – 34
Resources.......................................................................................................................4 – 42
Labs ............................................................................................................................... 4 – 44
Training from HP Education.......................................................................................... 4 – 46

Appendix A – Superdome 2 Onboard Administrator CLI Command Summary

Appendix B – UEFI Command Summary

Appendix C – Glossary

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Module 0

Agenda

This course overview covers these topics.

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Introductions

When it is your turn, please introduce yourself to the other students in the class using
the topics listed above.

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Course objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to perform the objectives listed above.

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Prerequisites

The prerequisite skills and knowledge for this course are listed above.

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Course outline

The outline above shows the main topics to be covered in this course.

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Module 1

Agenda

This module covers the topics listed above.

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Objectives

After completing this module, you should be able to perform the tasks listed above.

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System configurations and architecture

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HP Integrity Superdome X server

The HP Integrity Superdome X server product family of servers provide high-end, high-
performance systems based on Intel x86 processors.
 The HP Integrity Superdome enclosure, power supplies, fans, and interconnect
modules were leveraged from the existing HP Integrity Superdome 2 servers.
 The HP BL920s Gen8 blades uses Intel® Xeon® E7 v2 series multi-core processors,
DDR3 memory, and a chipset that includes the HP custom XNC2 Node Controller, the
Intel Platform Controller Hub, and the Intel memory buffer chips.
 The manageability hardware on the blades includes traditional Platform Dependent
Hardware components, Local Power Manager, and the HP iLO 4 processor.
 Each Intel Xeon processor has two PCIe ports that connect to the mezzanine cards
and FlexLOMs on the blade.
 Crossbar (XBAR) fabric modules connect the processors in the blades into a SMP
fabric.
 The CAMNet is the same as that used in the Integrity Superdome 2 servers.
 The enclosure SD Onboard Administrator plays the key role in managing the system
including partitioning and diagnostics. The Error Analysis Engine (EAE) is used for
most on-line diagnostics.
NOTE: These systems support Intel® Xeon® processors only.

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HP ConvergedSystem 900 for SAP HANA configurations

This slide shows the available configurations for HP ConvergedSystem 900 for SAP HANA
for the December 2014 release.
The configuration on the left includes eight HP BL920s Gen8 server blades joined into
one nPartition. It is available with either 12TB of memory or 4TB of memory.
The configuration in the middle includes four HP BL920s Gen8 server blades joined into
one nPartition. It comes with 6TB of memory.
The configuration on the right has two 4-blade nPartitions. Each partition uses
alternating bay slots. One partition has blades in slots 1, 3, 5, and 7. The other partition
has blades in slots 2, 4, 6, and 8. The blades in the two partitions are identified with
alternating green and orange colors. Each nPartition comes with 2 TB of memory.

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HP Integrity Superdome X configurations

This slide shows some possible cabinet configurations for HP Integrity Superdome X
servers for the December 2014 release, which supports 1, 2, 4, or 8 blade nPartitions.
Other configurations are possible including mixed partition sizes in one enclosure. The
different partition configurations are covered in the Partition Administration module.

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HP Integrity Superdome X product family components

comparison

The maximum number of sockets, cores, threads, memory, FlexLOMs, and mezzanine
cards that are supported by some of the models are shown in the table above.

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System architecture

The high-level architecture of the HP Integrity Superdome enclosure is shown above.

The basic building block of the HP Integrity Superdome X server system is the HP BL920s
Gen8 server blade, which plugs into the lower and upper midplanes of the HP Integrity
Superdome enclosure. Each enclosure supports from one to eight HP BL920s Gen8
server blades.
Each server blade supports two Intel Xeon E7 v2 series processors. Each processor
supports 10 or 15 cores, for a total maximum of up to 30 cores (and up to 60 threads)
running on each blade. Each Xeon processor connects through memory bridge chips to
24 DDR3 DIMMs. With 32GB DIMMs, the blade supports up to 1.5 TB of memory.
The Intel Xeon processors are connected to the XNC2 Node Controller which connects to
the crossbar (XBAR) modules through the upper midplane in the enclosure. The XBAR
modules connect all of the processors in the enclosure into a unified symmetrical
multiprocessing fabric. The XNC2 Node Controller also connects to the Processor
Dependent Hardware (PDH), which includes the Processor Dependent Hardware
Controller (PDHC) and Blade Local Power Management (BLPM) chips which perform blade
management functions.

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Processor 0 connects to the Platform Controller Hub (PCH) which is the interface to the
HP iLO 4 processor. The iLO 4 processor controls the remote management subsystem
which provides virtual KVM and virtual media capabilities.
Each Intel Xeon processor contains two PCIe adapters which connect to the I/O devices
on the blade. The processors connect directly to two FlexLOMs and three mezzanine
cards which in turn connect to the interconnect modules through the lower midplane in
the enclosure.
All of the HP BL920s Gen8 server blades can be joined to form a single hard partition with
other server blades through the midplane. Or, each server blade can be a separate hard
partition.
The SD Onboard Administrator (OA) modules that control the complex plug into the lower
midplane.
The upper midplane also connects to the two Global Partition Service Modules (GPSMs),
which act as the interface between the OA and the upper portion of the HP Integrity
Superdome enclosure. The DVD module for the enclosure also connects to the upper
midplane.

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Learning check question 1

What is the maximum number of mezzanine cards that can be installed in an Integrity
Superdome X system with four HP BL920s Gen8 server blades?
Select the correct answer.
a. 8
b. 12
c. 16
d. 24

Learning check question 2

How many FlexLOM cards are supported in a HP Integrity Superdome enclosure with
eight HP BL920s Gen8 blades?
Select the correct answer.
a. 4
b. 8
c. 12
d. 16

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System components

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HP Integrity Superdome X enclosure

The HP Integrity Superdome X server uses the HP Integrity Superdome X enclosure which
is similar to the enclosure used with the HP Integrity Superdome 2 server.
The HP Superdome X enclosure is 18U high and supports the following components:
 One to eight full-height two-processor HP BL920s Gen8 server blades with:
 Two multi-core Intel Xeon E7 v2 series processors.
 24 DIMM sockets per CPU socket. 48 DIMMs per blade (max).
 New Superdome midplane including both , includes lower (c7000) and upper
midplanes.
 Four Crossbar (XBAR) Fabric Modules (XFMs).
 Two Global Partition Service Modules (GPSMs).
 Two Superdome 2 Onboard Administrator (OA) modules.
 One Insight Display (also known as the LCD).
 One DVD module
 One to eight c-Class half-width interconnect modules used to connect the on-blade
I/O to the external network and storage arrays.
 12 x 2450W hot-swap power supplies.
 15 active cool hot-swap fans.
 Two single-phase or three-phase AC input modules connect to the power supplies.
 The pull tab with enclosure model and serial number and the UUID is located at the
top right of the enclosure under the power supplies.
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HP BL920s Gen8 server blade

The two-processor blade provides the processing and memory resources for the HP
Integrity Superdome X server platform. The blade enclosure supports from one to eight
of the two-socket HP BL920s Gen8 server blades.
The HP BL920s Gen8 server blade supports two 10-core or 15-core Intel® Xeon® E7 v2
series processors and their associated heatsinks.
The HP BL920s Gen8 server blade also has these components:
 48 slots for buffered DIMMs and their associated memory buffer chips and VRMs
 Each processor module is associated with 24 DIMMs
 Each memory buffer chip is associated with six DIMMs
 One XNC2 Node Controller Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (or ASIC) serves as
the interface between the processors on the server blade and the processors on the
other server blades
 Manageability logic: Processor Dependent Hardware (PDH) chip, PDH Controller
(PDHC) chip, and Local Power Management (LPM) chip
 HP iLO 4 remote management processor
 One Platform Controller Hub ASIC serves as the interface between processor 0 and
the HP iLO 4 processor
 Connectors for three mezzanine cards (One Type A and two Type B)
 Connectors for two FlexLOM daughter cards the provide NIC capability to the server
blade
 Connectors for the upper midplane and the lower midplane
 Front panel with status LEDs
 SUV interface connector (under a flip-open cover)

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Components for December 2014 release

The components listed here were available with the December 2014 release of the HP
Integrity Superdome X Server.
The HP Integrity Superdome X Server also still supports the following components that
were part of the release before December, 2014:
 Processor: Intel® Xeon® E7-2890 v2 2.8 GHz processor, 15 cores, 37.5 MB cache
 Memory: 32 GB PC3-14900L DDR3 ECC Registered Load Reduced DIMMs (LR-DIMMs)
 FlexLOM: HP Ethernet 10Gb dual-port 560FLB FlexLOM NIC
 Mezzanine card: HP Ethernet 10Gb dual-port 560M mezz card
 Mezzanine card: HP QMH2672 16Gb 2-port Fibre Channel HBA
 Interconnect module: HP 6125XLG 10Gb Ethernet Blade Switch
 Interconnect module: Brocade 16Gb 28-port SAN Switch
 Interconnect module: HP 10Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module

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Supported DIMM configurations

Only the DIMM configurations shown in this table are supported for the December 2014
release.

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Integrity Superdome X CPU to I/O mapping

This table and diagram show the mapping of the PCIe ports on the CPUs on a server blade
to the I/O ports on the blade.
In general, the odd numbered I/O ports connect to CPU0 and the even numbered I/O
ports connect to CPU1.

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HP Integrity Superdome X enclosure interconnect bay

mapping

Each HP BL920s Gen8 server blade slot is connected through the midplane to each of the
eight interconnect bays. Each interconnect bay has an icon embossed on the enclosure
chassis to the left or right of the bay indicating its connection type.
 The FlexLOMs on the blades are connected to interconnect bays 1 and 2, which have
orange hexagon icons.
 Mezzanine slot 1 on the blades is connected to interconnect bays 3 and 4, which
have yellow square icons.
 Mezzanine slot 2 on the blades is connected to interconnect bays 5 and 6 (primary,
green circle icons) and bays 7 and 8 (secondary, blue diamond icons).
 Mezzanine slot 3 on the blades are connected to interconnect bays 7 and 8
(primary, blue diamond icons) and bays 5 and 6 (secondary, green circle icons).
The HP 6125XLG Ethernet Blade Switch is supported for LAN connections to the
FlexLOMs.
For information about configuring the HP 6125XLG Blade Switch, see the HP 6125XLG
Blade Switch Configuration Guides, P/N 5998-3714, available from www.hp.com.

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Integrity Superdome X interconnect downlink mapping

*NOTE: Interconnect downlink to uplink signal routing is determined by the interconnect

switch or module configuration.

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Crossbar fabric modules

The crossbar (XBAR) fabric modules (XFMs) plug into the upper midplane from the rear of
the HP Integrity Superdome X enclosure.
 The XBAR fabric modules provide routing support for the system XBAR fabric links
through the sx3000 crossbar ASIC.
 The XBAR fabric modules allow the CPUs in the server blades to communicate with
each other through the XNC2 Node Controller ASICs on each of the blades.
The sx3000 XBAR ASIC supports routing for up to 20 high speed sx3000 link ports, with a
maximum sustained bandwidth of 120 GB/s per link port.
 Each link port consists of 10 transmit pairs and 10 receive pairs plus one dedicated
clock pair per direction.
 Communication between the XBAR ASIC and blade manageability hardware is
provided by a single DS3 bus.
 The XBAR ASIC also connects to the manageability subsystem through the CAMNet.
Connections to the upper midplane account for 12 of the 20 available link ports on a
XBAR fabric module. The remaining eight ports are routed to a set of eight connectors,
which are unused in Integrity Superdome X Servers.

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Global Partition Service Modules

The Global Partition Service Module (GPSM) is the manageability interface between the
Onboard Administrator and the upper portion of the HP Integrity Superdome X enclosure.
The GPSM contains a microprocessor for controlling the support circuitry, but the main
manageability processor of the HP Integrity Superdome X system resides on the SD2 OA
module. The GPSM communicates with the SD2 OA through a 10/100 Base-T link in the
CAMNet.
The GPSMs perform the following manageability functions:
 Distribute CAMNet (manageability fabric) signals to the PDHC chips in the server
blades, the SD2 OA modules, and the crossbar modules
 Control and monitor the upper power supplies in the HP Integrity Superdome X
enclosure
 Control and monitor the upper fans in the HP Integrity Superdome X enclosure
 Generate and distribute the global clock signals to the server blades
 Distribute remote FPGA programming to some of the modules in the HP Integrity
Superdome X enclosure, specifically the server blade in slot 1, XFM 1, and the other
GPSM
 Distribute the redundant USB circuitry from the SD2 OAs to the DVD module
backplane for central archive storage of log files on the removable USB flash
memory

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 Provide communication access to the FRU information on the crossbar fabric

modules, DVD module backplane, and the other GPSM
 Monitor the eFuse components on the crossbar fabric modules and the DVD module
backplane
The GPSM does not contain any redundant circuitry. Each HP Integrity Superdome X
system contains two GPSMs to cover redundant functionality. Both modules plug into the
upper midplane.

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Onboard Administration modules

The Superdome 2 Onboard Administrator (SD2 OA) module used in the HP Integrity
Superdome X enclosure is a modified version of the SD2 OA used in the c-Class c7000
compute enclosure. The SD2 OA module contains a microprocessor that is used to
manage the server blades, switches, power supplies, and fans in the HP Integrity
Superdome X enclosure.
The SD2 OA module has the following external connectors:
 RJ-45—Connects to the management network
 USB—Connects to the USB network in the enclosure or to a keyboard to interact
with SD2 OA CLI
 Serial connector—Connects to the SD2 OA serial console port to interact with SD2
OA CLI
 VGA connector—Connects the SD2 OA to an external video monitor to interact with
SD2 OA CLI
The two SD2 OA modules plug into the OA tray which has two RJ45 ports.
The SD2 OA module has the following features and functions:
 Role-based user account setup and privileges
 Enclosure device monitoring and alerting
 Power and cooling management mode settings and monitoring
 Enclosure bay HP iLO 4 IP addressing and interconnect bay IP addressing
 Access to individual device configuration utilities
 Interconnect configuration
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 Partition management support (create/modify/delete/start/stop)

 Error Analysis Engine monitors platform and partition health
The HP Integrity Superdome X enclosure supports two SD2 OA modules for redundancy.
One OA is the primary, active controller for the enclosure. The other OA is available as a
backup in case the first OA fails. Failover to the backup OA is manual in the December
2014 release of the system.

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Interconnect modules

The HP Integrity Superdome X enclosure also provides support for up to eight

interconnect modules. These interconnect modules can be installed in the eight
interconnect module slots in the rear of the HP Integrity Superdome X enclosure. The
modules plug into the lower midplane.
The interconnect modules require the use of mezzanine boards or FlexLOMs on the HP
BL920s Gen8 server blades installed in the enclosure.
For the December 2014 release, the following interconnect modules are supported:
 HP 6125G 1Gb Ethernet Switch – Access to the FlexLOM NICs on the HP BL920s Gen8
server blades.
 HP 6125XLG 10Gb Ethernet Switch – Access to the FlexLOM NICs on the HP BL920s
Gen8 server blades.
 HP 10Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module – Access to the FlexLOM NICs on the HP BL920s
Gen8 server blades.
 Brocade 16 Gb 28-port SAN Switch – Access to the HP QMH2672 (Qlogic) 16 Gb FC
HBA mezzanine card.
 Brocade 16 Gb 16-port SAN Switch – Access to the HP QMH2672 (Qlogic) 16 Gb FC
HBA mezzanine card.
NOTE: Not all c-Class BladeSystem interconnect modules are supported by the HP
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Learning check question 3

What is the maximum amount of memory that can be installed on a HP BL920s Gen8
server blade using 32GB memory DIMMs?
Select the correct answer.
a. 256 GB
b. 512 GB
c. 1 TB
d. 1.5 TB

Learning check question 4

Where are the PCIe Root Ports located on the HP BL920s Gen8 server blade?
Select the correct answer.
a. Intel Xeon processor
b. XNC2 Node Controller ASIC
c. Platform Controller Hub ASIC
d. iLO 4 management processor

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Comparison of HP Integrity Superdome X and

HP Integrity Superdome 2

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Comparison with HP Integrity Superdome 2 (1 of 3)

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Comparison with HP Integrity Superdome 2 (2 of 3)

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Comparison with HP Integrity Superdome 2 (3 of 3)

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Learning check question 5

Which features of the HP Integrity Superdome X system are different compared with
the HP Integrity Superdome 2 system?
Select all that apply.
a. The server blade has 48 DIMM slots.
b. Partitions with 1, 2, 4, or 8 server blades are supported and require a partition
license.
c. Four Crossbar Fabric Modules are used the enclosure.
d. IOX modules are not supported.

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Module 2

Agenda

This module covers the topics listed above.

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Objectives

After completing this module, you should be able to perform the tasks listed above.

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Accessing the Superdome 2 Onboard Administrator

Interfaces

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Superdome 2 Onboard Administrator interfaces

There are three interfaces to the Superdome 2 Onboard Administrator (SD2 OA):
 SD2 OA GUI
 SD2 OA CLI
 Insight Display
NOTE: The HP Integrity Superdome X system uses essentially the same OA interfaces as
the HP Integrity Superdome 2 system, so the Superdome 2 name is retained. The SD2 OA
GUI is similar to the BladeSystem c-Class Onboard Administrator GUI but there are also
significant differences, such as:
 Initial view is of the entire Superdome complex including the HP Integrity
Superdome X enclosures
 Enhanced Firmware Summary information
 Expanded information is displayed on the enclosure components including the
unique Integrity Superdome X components plugged into the upper midplane:
 GPSM boards
 Crossbar boards
 Expanded and modified information about the device bays including details about
the Integrity Superdome X server blade
 Partitioning GUI to manage partitioning of the complex
 Ability to launch a remote serial console for a partition from the OA GUI

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Accessing the SD2 OA GUI

To access the SD2 Onboard Administrator web interface, you require the Onboard
Administrator IP address and a compatible web browser. You must access the application
through HTTPS (HTTP packets exchanged over an SSL-encrypted session).
The Onboard Administrator web interface requires an XSLT-enabled browser with
support for JavaScript 1.3 or the equivalent.
The following browsers are officially supported for use with Onboard Administrator:
 Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
 Mozilla Firefox 2 or later
NOTE: Other browsers can be used but are not supported.
For a list of browsers supported by Onboard Administrator, see the latest version of the
Onboard Administrator Release Notes.
Before running the web browser, you must enable the following browser settings:
 ActiveX (for Microsoft Internet Explorer)
 Cookies
 JavaScript

NOTE: If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer browser version 10 or higher, be sure
to set Compatibility View on the Tools menu so that the SD2 OA GUI displays correctly.

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Accessing the SD2 OA CLI

You can connect to the SD2 OA CLI using:

 Windows command prompt
 Terminal emulator program that supports SSH
The OA CLI is an extension of the OA CLI used with HP ProLiant and HP Integrity
BladeSystem servers. Command extensions provide the functionality of the iLO MP
commands, which are not available in the ProLiant OA CLI.
It is also possible to connect to the SD2 OA CLI via the serial console port on the SD2 OA
module. However, the OA serial port connection is primarily for OA maintenance
activities as is not recommended as a way to connect for standard system management
tasks.

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Accessing the Insight Display

Physically, the Insight Display is accessible from the front of the HP Superdome X
enclosure.
A virtual version of the Insight Display is also accessible from the SD2 OA GUI.
The following extensions and modifications have been made to the Insight Display for a
HP Superdome X enclosure compared with the Insight Display on an HP BladeSystem c-
Class enclosure:
 Location, error, and recovery screens have been added for the new components in
the SD enclosure
 The health summary display has been modified to show the components in the SD
enclosure
 Power supply and fan health diagrams have been updated to show all of these
components in the enclosure
 Power capping screens have been removed
 Cooling diagrams have been updated for the new enclosure

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Using the SD2 OA GUI

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First Time Setup Wizard

The First Time Setup Wizard assists in setting up the enclosures the first time you sign in
to the SD2 Onboard Administrator. The wizard can also be used after initial setup to
make the same changes to multiple enclosures at the same time. The First Time Setup
Wizard is available from the Wizards > First time setup… menu.
The First Time Setup Wizard has the following pages which are used to change the
settings for the enclosure:
 Enclosure Selection
 Configuration Management
 Rack and Enclosure Settings
 Administrator Account Setup
 Local User Accounts
 Enclosure Bay IP Addressing
 Directory Groups
 Directory Settings
 Onboard Administrator Network Settings
 SNMP Settings
 Power Management
NOTE: Prior to the first log in to the OA, you have to assign the system network
information either through serial access to the OA or with the Insight Display.

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SD2 OA Complex Overview page

Once you are logged in, the main way to access information about the system is through
the left navigation menu. Each option page may have two or more tabs for additional
information.
The menus at the top of the right panel on the OA interface include the following options:
 Wizards
 First time setup...
 Startup settings → Launch First Time Setup at Startup
 Options
 Refresh
 Enclosure information
 Rack topology
 User preferences...
 Help
 Table of contents
 Index
 For this page
 HP Superdome 2 on hp.com
 About HP Superdome 2 Onboard Administrator

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SD2 OA partition summary page

The nPartition summary table includes brief information about each partition:
 State – Active, Inactive
 Status – OK, Major, Minor, Unknown
 Run State – Activating, Booting OS, Down
 Blades – Number of blades in the nPartition
 I/O Bays – Not used
 OS Name – Linux
 Memory (GB)
 Boot Mode – Always nPar for Integrity Superdome X

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SD2 OA nPartition page

An OA nPartition page has the following tabs:

 Status
 nPartition status and basic information
 nPartition resource information
 Number of blades in the nPartition
 Information
 List and status of CPU sockets in the blades
 List and status of the DIMMs in the blades
 Remote Console
 Links to Remote Serial Console and Integrated Remote Console (IRC)
 Virtual Devices
 Virtual power buttons – Power off, power on, force shutdown or reboot
 Status of DVD drive associated with the nPartition
 Logs – Links to:
 Console log
 System Event Log (SEL)
 Forward Progress Log (FPL)
 Live Logs – real time view of all events
 Pending Changes
 List of pending changes scheduled for the nPartition
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SD2 OA Remote Serial Console for partition

The Remote Serial Console link on the Remote Console tab allows you to open a Java-
based serial console terminal to the UEFI or OS console running on the partition.
The serial console terminal opens in a default web browser window.
You can also launch the Integrated Remote Console (IRC) client which allows you to view
either a console to the operating system that is booted in the partition or the windowed
desktop of the operating system.
The IRC client window also has menus that allow you to connect to virtual media (vMedia)
such as the DVD drive on the local PC or an ISO image on the local PC.

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SD2 OA firmware summary page

All of the firmware revisions for the complex and for each nPartition should match.

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HP BL920s Gen8 server blades in Device Bays

The Device Bays heading in the navigation menu has entries for each HP BL920s Gen8
server blade in the enclosure.
When a server blade is selected, information about that server blade is displayed in the
right pane grouped in three tabs:
 Status – Shows the status of the server blade as well as diagnostic information for
the individual components on the server blade
 Information – Shows specific device information about the server blade and the
major components on the server blade
 Virtual Devices – Provides a button to turn the UID LED on and off
The server blade that is selected is highlighted in the enclosure diagram on the right.

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SD2 OA XFM and GPSM bays

The SD2 OA also shows information about the Crossbar Fabric Modules (XFMs) and the
Global Partition Service Modules (GPSMs).
The main link for each module shows a summary of the modules.
The XFM and GPSM module pages have Status, Information, and Virtual Devices tabs that
provide similar information as do the server blade pages.

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Learning check question 1

Which OA GUI page provides a link to the Remote Serial Console application?
Select the correct answer.
a. Complex overview page
b. nPartition page
c. Partition summary page
d. Blade page

Learning check question 2

Which OA GUI pages have Status tabs?
Select all that apply.
a. nPartition page
b. GPSM page
c. Partition summary page
d. Blade page

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Using the SD2 OA CLI

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SD2 OA CLI Help

The OA CLI is an extension of the OA CLI used with HP ProLiant and HP Integrity
BladeSystem servers. Commands were added to provide the functionality of the iLO MP
commands which are not available in the ProLiant OA CLI.
The following are the extensions and modifications to the OA CLI that handle the
features that are part of an HP Integrity Superdome X complex:
Commands added to manage a complex
Existing rack and enclosure commands extended to handle the complex (such as SHOW
TOPOLOGY and SHOW COMPLEX INFO)
Commands added to create and manage partitions in the complex (such as PARCREATE,
PARMODIFY, PARREMOVE, and PARSTATUS)
Log viewer commands added to view the FPL and SEL
Error analysis and health repository commands added to support the Error Analysis
Engine

NOTE: The Instant Capacity (ICAP*) and Virtual Partition (VPAR*) commands are present
in the SD2 OA command set, but they are not used with HP Integrity Superdome X
systems.

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Common SD2 OA CLI commands (1 of 5)

The tables on this and the next few pages describe some of the more useful OA
commands that are used to manage HP Integrity Superdome X Servers.
NOTE: Although there are VPAR* commands in the OA command set, virtual partitions
are not supported in the Integrity Superdome X Servers. Also command options that
refer to vPars have been removed from the commands listed in these tables.

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Common SD2 OA CLI commands (2 of 5)

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Common SD2 OA CLI commands (3 of 5)

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Common SD2 OA CLI commands (4 of 5)

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Common SD2 OA CLI commands (5 of 5)

NOTE: The partition management commands are covered in more detail in the Partitions
module in this course.

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SD2 OA command example: power on a partition

The POWEROFF PARTITION and POWERON PARTITION commands are used to turn off and
turn on a partition.
The output of the command just confirms that the operation was initiated successfully.
To check the status of the partition, use either the PARSTATUS command or the SHOW
PARTITION INFO command.

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SD2 OA command example: view partition status

The parstatus command with the –P option displays information about all nPartitions
defined in the enclosure.
In addition to the partition number, name, and State and RunState, the command also
shows the number of blades in the partition and the total memory assigned to the
partition.
This is the same output as displayed by the SHOW PARTITION INFO ALL command.

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SD2 OA command example: show blade info (1 of 5)

The SHOW BLADE INFO N command shows a large amount of useful information about
the HP BL920s Gen8 server blade.
You must specify either the blade number for this command or use ALL option to get
information about all of the blades in the enclosure.
NOTE: SERVER is valid alias for BLADE.
The first part of the command output shows the:
 Type
 Manufacturer
 Product name
 Part number
 Spare part number
 Serial number
 UUID
 Server name
 Asset tag
 Firmware bundle revision
 nPartition revision
The next part of the command output shows all CPU types and the associated maximum
speeds and information about the DIMMs in each memory DIMM slot.

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SD2 OA command example: show blade info (2 of 5)

This part of the command output shows an abbreviated listing of the memory DIMM
slots.
If there is no DIMM in the slot, it is listed as “empty”.

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SD2 OA command example: show blade info (3 of 5)

This part of the command output shows an abbreviated listing of the second CPU and its
associated DIMMs.

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SD2 OA command example: show blade info (4 of 5)

This part of the command output shows the MAC addresses of the installed NICs.

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SD2 OA command example: show blade info (5 of 5)

This last part of the command output shows information about the management
processor including:
 iLO type
 iLO name
 iLO IP address (this IP address has been masked for security)
 iLO MAC address

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Learning check question 3

Which OA CLI commands show the status of all of the partitions in the HP Integrity
Superdome X enclosure?
Select all that apply.
a. SHOW PARTITION STATUS ALL
b. parstatus –P
c. SHOW ENCLOSURE STATUS
d. SHOW PARTITION INFO ALL

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Saving and Restoring the Configuration

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Saving the OA configuration

This feature is located on the Enclosure Information > Enclosure Settings >
Configuration Scripts panel.
This function only saves the enclosure settings. It does not save the configuration of the
server blades in partitions.
From the Archive Store, the saved configuration file can be copied via the management
network to an FTP site that serves as a backup location.
This feature is useful when setting up multiple enclosures that must have the same
configuration.

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Restoring the OA configuration

Click the links on the top of the page to:

 SHOW CONFIG – Shows a configuration script containing the current settings for the
enclosure
 SHOW ALL – Shows a script containing a list of the enclosure’s current inventory
Other sections provide text boxes to enter the location of the OA configuration file to be
uploaded and restored:
 The path to the file on the local PC that is running the browser.
 The URL to an FTP server or web server with the file.
Supported network protocols are: http, https, ftp and tftp
For example: protocol://path/to/file
 The path to the file on the USB drive plugged into the DVD module.
For example: usb://path/to/file
 The path to the file on the Archive Store in the DVD module.
For example: archive://path/to/file

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Saving/restoring the OA configuration with the OA CLI

This page shows the SD2 OA CLI commands used to save or restore the OA configuration.

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Learning check question 4

To which locations can the OA configuration script be saved using the OA CLI?
Select all that apply.
a. Archive store
b. USB drive
c. FTP site
d. Local PC file system

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Insight Display

The screens on the Insight Display have been updated and extended to support the new
functionality of the HP Integrity Superdome X enclosure.
As mentioned previously, a virtual version of the Insight Display is accessible from the OA
GUI, as shown above.
To use the Insight Display, click the virtual buttons to the right of the display. Use the
arrow buttons to move the selection highlight to a different option. Then, click OK to
choose the selected option.

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Insight Display: Health Summary and Enclosure

Settings screens

The Health Summary screen shows a diagram of the enclosure with a color block for
each major component in the enclosure. Green blocks means the devices are OK, yellow
blocks mean the devices are in the warning state, and red blocks mean the devices are in
the critical error state.
The Enclosure Settings screen shows several enclosure settings including the IP
addresses of the Active OA and the Standby OA. If not locked, these settings can be
changed from this Insight Display screen when setting up a new enclosure.

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Insight Display: Enclosure Info and Blade/Port Info

The Enclosure Info screen shows several enclosure settings including the IP addresses
of the Active OA and the Service LAN. This screen also shows various data about the
enclosure, such as name, serial number, temperature, and power usage.
The Blade or Port Info screen allows the user to get more information about the blade
and the ports mapped to the blade. Select the blade or port number with the up and
down arrows and then use the left and right arrows to move to the Blade Info or Port Info
selection below and press OK.

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Insight Display: Enclosure UID and View User Note

The Turn Enclosure UID On/Off option toggles the enclosure UID LED on or off. The UID
LED is located on the OA tray between the Active OA and Standby OA modules.
The View User Note screen allows a local operator to receive a notice sent from the User
Note tab interface on the virtual Insight Display page on the OA GUI. The text in the
screen displayed above is the default message from HP.

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Insight Display: Chat Mode and USB Key Menu

The Chat Mode screen allows an operator at the enclosure to respond to a chat message
that was sent by a user from the Insight Display page on the OA GUI at a remote location.
The USB Key Menu allows you to save the current OA configuration to the USB drive in
the DVD module and restore a saved OA configuration from the USB drive.
NOTE: The OA firmware should not be updated from this menu.

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Insight Display: Security and User Note tabs

The Security tab allows the user to lock the buttons of the physical Insight Display on
the front of the enclosure and set a PIN in order to unlock the buttons for use by an
operator.
The User Note tab allows the user to enter a notice of up to 6 text lines that are
displayed on the Insight Display when some selects the View User Note option on the
main menu.

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Insight Display: Background and Chat Mode tabs

The Background tab allows a user to load a 320 x 240 pixel bitmap image into the
background area of the User Note screen on the Insight Display.
The Chat Mode tab allows the user to communicate with an operator using the Insight
Display at the physical enclosure. The user types a message in the Chat Text box and
clicks Send. The message is displayed in the Chat Mode screen and the operator can
respond using the answer field. The Chat session is shown to the right of the virtual
Insight Display.

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Learning check question 5

Which Insight Display screens show the IPv4 address of the Active OA?
Select all that apply.
a. Enclosure Settings
b. Health Summary
c. Enclosure Info
d. Blade or Port Info

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Resources

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Module 3

Agenda

This module covers the topics listed above.

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Objectives

After completing this module, you should be able to perform the objectives listed above.

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Accessing the UEFI

To connect to the UEFI interface:

1. Connect a PC to the management network that is connected to the network port
on the Active SD2 OA module.
2. Open a command prompt window or run a terminal emulator program.
3. Telnet or SSH to the IP address of the Active OA (as specified on the Insight
Display).
4. Log on to the OA CLI using the appropriate username and password.
5. Enter the connect partition n command where n is the number of the
appropriate partition.
6. If the partition is booted to an operating system, shut down and reboot the OS.
When the UEFI Front Page menu displays, use the up/down arrow keys to stop
the autoboot and stay on the menu.
7. If the partition is not booted to an operating system, it is either at the UEFI Shell
prompt or at the Front Page menu, which does not automatically display. Press S
to go to the UEFI Shell.
NOTE: A shortcut for the connect partition n command, where n is the partition number,
is: co n
Alternately, you can launch the Remote Serial Console from the Remote Console tab of
the appropriate partition.

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UEFI Front Page menu

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UEFI front page menu – Initial view

Integrity Superdome X servers use the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) as
the operating system boot interface.
UEFI features:
 An OS and platform-independent boot and preboot interface defined by
specification from the Unified EFI Forum, Inc.
 HP defines an extension to UEFI called the Pre-OS System Environment
(POSSE), which provides a common user interface architecture to better serve
HP customers, service, and manufacturing.
 Resides between the OS and platform firmware, allowing the OS to boot without
having details about the underlying hardware and firmware
 Supports boot devices and hides platform and firmware details from the OS
 Allows the selection of any UEFI OS loader from any boot medium that is supported
by UEFI boot services
 Provides shell and menu-based interfaces to allow the user to control the boot
environment and configure the boot options
The slide shows the UEFI Front Page menu displayed on the console when the POST has
completed and the UEFI has initialized. Without user intervention, it starts the boot
execution. To interact with the UEFI, press a command letter associated with a function
as indicated on the menu. Commands are case-insensitive. Do not press Enter.
To get to UEFI from the SD2 OA, enter the connect partition n command (where n is the
partition number) at the SD2 OA CLI prompt. If the partition is not booted to an operating
system, either the UEFI Front Page Menu or the UEFI Shell prompt is displayed. You can
also use the co n command, which is an abbreviation of the connect partition command.
For more details on the use of the UEFI, see Appendix A in the HP Integrity Superdome X
User Service Guide, P/N AT068-9002A.

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UEFI Driver Loading Bypass Configuration menu

To access the UEFI Driver Loading Bypass Configuration menu, select P or p from the UEFI
Front Page menu. When the P menu option is selected on the Front Page menu, the UEFI
driver loading is suspended until a selection is made on the menu shown above.
The ‘P’ option replaces the Ctrl+C mechanism used in the UEFI Front Page menu for
Superdome 2 systems which display the message:
Press Ctrl-C now to bypass loading option ROM UEFI drivers.
The UEFI Driver Loading Bypass Configuration menu allows you to control which UEFI
drivers are loaded during UEFI loading. You can either bypass the loading of the UEFI
drivers for the I/O slots, or the I/O slots and the core I/O, or both. Or you can just perform
a normal loading of the UEFI drivers.
For this system, the core I/O refers to the FlexLOMs (NICs), and the I/O slots refer to the
mezzanine cards.

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UEFI front page menu – Standard view

When returning to the UEFI Front Page menu from the UEFI Shell, the drivers have
already been loaded, so there is no option to bypass the driver loading.
The only options on this menu are:
 Launch the System Utilities menu
 Launch the UEFI Shell
Remember to just press the letter of the option to select the option. Do not press Enter.

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Using the UEFI System Utilities menus

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UEFI System Utilities menu

To access the UEFI System Utilities menu, select U or u from the UEFI Front Page menu.
Use the arrow keys to move the selection to one of the options on the menu and press
Enter to choose that option. Press Ctrl+X to exit this menu and return to the UEFI Front
Page menu.
The Reset option resets the partition.
NOTE: The screen captures shown here were done using the PuTTY terminal emulator.
Other terminal emulators may show the screen in a different way. Be sure to use at least
VT100 terminal emulation with 80 columns and at least 24 lines.

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UEFI Boot Manager menu

To access the UEFI Boot Manager menu, select Boot Manager from the UEFI System
Utilities menu.
Use the arrow keys to move the selection to one of the options on the menu and press
Enter to choose that option. Press Ctrl+X to exit this menu and return to the UEFI
System Utilities menu.
Boot options on the menu are defined using the Boot Maintenance menu.
 Normally, an SLES boot option is added to this menu when SLES is installed.
The ACPI address of the default boot device, including the boot loader UEFI full
pathname displays in the upper right side of the Boot Manager page.
You can also go to the UEFI shell from the last option on the menu.

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UEFI Device Manager menu – Networking devices

To access the UEFI Device Manager menu, select Device Manager from the UEFI System
Utilities menu.
Use the arrow keys to move the selection to one of the options on the menu and press
Enter to choose that option. Press Ctrl+X to exit this menu and return to the UEFI System
Utilities menu.
The Device Manger menu allows you to configure LAN adapters and the mezzanine cards
for the I/O devices shown.
Select Network Device List to see the LAN adapters.
Or select one of the Fibre Channel adapters that are listed to view the configuration of
one of the mezzanine cards.
This screen also shows the general health status of the UEFI drivers.
When the Driver Health option is selected, the Driver Health screen shows the health
status for each of the UEFI drivers that was loaded.

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UEFI Device Manager – Network device

To check the configuration of one of the network devices, do the following:

1. Select Network Device List on the Device Manager menu and press Enter.
2. Then select one of the MAC addresses on the device list and press Enter. In this
example, this is one of the FlexLOMs.
3. Next, select the device name and press Enter.
4. On the device configuration page, you can select some of the configuration
values and change them.
5. Then press Ctrl+W to save the new values
You can also press Ctrl+R to reset them to the default values.

NOTE: FLB = FlexLOM

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UEFI Device Manager menu – FC Devices (1 of 2)

To check the configuration of one of the Fibre Channel (FC) devices, select one of the FC
HBA devices on the Device Manager menu and press Enter.
Each port on an FC device has its own settings.
After updating firmware, or installing a new HBA, use these selections to verify the
correct firmware settings.
These settings should be checked and possibly updated after an HBA is installed or after
its firmware is updated.

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UEFI Device Manager menu – FC Devices (2 of 2)

After a firmware update, some parameters on the FC HBA settings may get reset.
Use Boot Settings to check for any parameter changes after the firmware update.
NOTE: If the Adapter Driver setting is Disabled, any LUNs that connect via this port will
not be available at the UEFI level.

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UEFI Boot Maintenance Manager menu

To access the UEFI Boot Maintenance Manager menu, select Boot Maintenance
Manager from the UEFI System Utilities menu.
The Boot Maintenance Manager menu allows you to change the boot options on the
Boot Manager menu as well as set driver options, set the boot time out setting, and boot
from a specific file.
Use the arrow keys to move the selection to one of the options on the menu and press
Enter to choose that option.
Press Ctrl+X to exit this menu and return to the UEFI System Utilities menu.
Submenus and their options:
 Boot Options Menu – Add Boot Option, Delete Boot Option, Change Boot Order
 Driver Options Menu – Add Driver Option, Delete Driver Option, Change Driver Order
 Boot From File – Use this option to manually run a specific application or driver
 Set Boot Next Value Menu – Use this option to run the selected boot option
immediately upon entering the main Boot Manager
 Set Time Out Value Menu – Use this option to set the pause time for launching the
first item in the Boot Options list

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UEFI Boot Maintenance – Add Boot Option (1 of 2)

When Boot Options is selected from the Boot Maintenance Manager menu, you can:
 Add a boot option
 Delete a boot option
 Change the boot order
When Add Boot Option is chosen, use the arrow keys in the File Explorer to locate the
correct boot device, then press Enter.
This is different from how Add Boot Option works on Integrity Superdome 2 systems, for
which UEFI has a Select Type screen after Add Boot Option.
The slide also shows how you can tell the location of a disk from the paths listed in the
File Explorer.

NOTE: Adding boot options to the Boot Menu can also be accomplished using the UEFI
shell command bcfg.

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UEFI Boot Maintenance – Add Boot Option (2 of 2)

This picture shows the sequence of screens to select a boot file from the efi directory
device selected in the previous slide.
1. Once the correct disk is chosen in File Explorer (previous slide), select the efi
directory on that disk.
2. In the File Explorer window, navigate the file system to find the elilo.efi
boot loader file in the SuSE directory.
3. Then modify the boot option description by giving it a name.
4. Finally, use the arrow keys to select Commit Changes and Exit.
5. Then, the new boot option is added to the bottom of the boot list on the Boot
Manager menu.

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Learning check 1
Which UEFI menu allows you to check the configuration of the Ethernet adapters on
the blades in a partition?
Select the correct answer.
a. System Utilities menu
b. Boot Manager menu
c. Device Manager menu
d. Boot Maintenance Manager menu

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Using the UEFI Shell

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UEFI Shell

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Common UEFI Shell commands

This table shows some commonly used UEFI Shell commands.

A complete list of UEFI Shell commands is available in Appendix D of this Student Guide.

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UEFI Shell – Changes in command usage and output

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UEFI Shell – map command (1 of 2)

The output of the MAP command has changed somewhat from previous UEFI version
used with the Integrity Superdome 2 server.
The map output shown above is for the same disk that is set up for multipath. Therefore,
it is listed twice.

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UEFI Shell – map command (2 of 2)

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UEFI Shell – info io command (1 of 4)

The Integrity Superdome X Server does not have an IOX enclosure type as does the
Integrity Superdome 2 Server.

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UEFI Shell – info io command (2 of 4)

NOTE: The odd-numbered I/O slots are on CPU 0 and the even-numbered I/O slots are
CPU 1.

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UEFI Shell – info io command (3 of 4)

RC (Root Complex) numbers correlate to the processor numbers.

RP (Root Port) numbers correlate to the PCIe port number on the processor.
PCI Seg (segment), Bus, and Dev (device) numbers correlate to the PCI numbers used by
the ACPI assigned during device discovery during the system boot process.

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UEFI Shell – info io command (4 of 4)

In the Enc/Bay/Slot column:

 FL = FlexLOM
 MZ = Mezzanine card
 IS = I/O Slot for embedded devices that cannot be removed, but needed a “slot”
number for identification purposes. For example, this includes the PCIe devices that
are part of the iLO 4 subsystem.

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UEFI Shell – info cpu command

Entering the UEFI info command with the CPU target shows detailed information about
the CPUs in the blade including:
 Location of each CPU
 Active and logical cores
 Each logical core is associated with a thread of execution
 Each active core normally has two threads associated with it
 Speed of the CPU cores
 Size of the shared L3 cache in the CPU chip
 Family and revision of the CPU
 State of the CPU

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UEFI Shell – info mem command

Entering the UEFI info command with the MEM target shows detailed information about
the memory DIMMs in the blade including:
 Amount of installed memory
 Active DIMMs
 Deconfigured DIMMs, if any
 Total installed and active memory
 Total memory usable by the operating system

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UEFI Shell – lanaddress command

Entering the UEFI lanaddress command shows a list of the available MAC addresses
for the partition.
The MAC addresses that have an ‘M’ in the first column are those that are connected to
the network.

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Learning check question 2

Which data is displayed by the UEFI info io command?
Select the correct answer.
a. I/O slot number to ACPI path correlation
b. Installed HBA devices
c. HBA firmware revisions
d. MAC and WWN addresses

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Using the iLO 4 CLI

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HP iLO 4 user interface overview and access

The following example shows connecting to the HP iLO 4 CLI with the CONNECT BLADE
command after using the SHOW BLADE LIST command to show the available blades:
OA> show blade list

Bay iLO Name iLO IP Address Status Power UID Partner

--- ----------------------------- --------------- -------- ------- --- -------
1 ILOSGH54201E3 IP MASKED OK On Off
2 [Absent]
3 ILOSGH54201EA IP MASKED OK On Off
4 [Absent]
5 [Absent]
6 [Absent]
7 [Absent]
8 [Absent]
9 [Subsumed]
10 [Absent]
11 [Subsumed]
12 [Absent]
13 [Absent]
14 [Absent]
15 [Absent]
16 [Absent]
Totals: 2 server blades installed, 2 powered on.

OA> connect blade 1

Connecting to bay 1 ...

User:OAtmp-Admin-54A6D097 logged-in to SYSTEM NAME MASKED (IPV4 ADDRESS MASKED /
IPV6 ADDRESS MASKED)
iLO 4 Advanced for BladeSystem 1.55 at Jul 31 2014
Server Name: host is unnamed
Server Power: On

Based on customer feedback, we will be enhancing the SSH command line

interface in a future release of the iLO 4 firmware. Our future CLI will
focus on increased usability and improved functionality. This message is
to provide advance notice of the coming change. Please see the iLO 4
Release Notes on www.hp.com/go/iLO for additional information.

</>hpiLO->

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iLO 4 commands – HP and SM CLP

The SM CLP is part of the Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware
(SMASH) industry standard management interface developed and promoted by the
Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF).
For more information, see the SMASH website: http://www.dmtf.org/standards/smash

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HP iLO 4 command list

The table below shows the commands created by HP for the iLO 4 CLI.

Command Function
LANGUAGE [GET | SET] Sets or gets the default language. The GET ALL option displays a list of
[ALL] all available languages.
NMI [SERVER] Generates and sends a Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) to the server. This
command is limited to users with the Power and Reset privileges.
POWER [ON | OFF | Displays the current power state or turns the server on or off or resets
RESET] [HARD] the server. HARD is used with the OFF option to force the server off
similar to pressing and holding the power button.
TEXTCONS [COL n] Invokes a Text Console session.
[ROW n] [DELAY n] COL = Number of columns in display resolution (max and default is 80);
[SPEED n]
ROW = Number of rows in display resolution (max and default is 25);
[OPT n] [XLT n]
DELAY = Delay in indentifying line changes (default is 0);
SPEED = Throttle for TEXTCONS thread (default is 16);
OPT = 0 for host Linux OS and 1 for host Windows OS (default is 0);
XLT = Language translation number (default is 0 for no translation);
other language numbers are:
1 - Belgian, 2 - British, 3 - Danish, 4 - Finnish, 5 - French,
6 - French Canadian, 7 - German, 8 - Italian, 9 - Latin American,
10 - Norwegian, 11 - Portuguese, 12 - Spanish, 13 - Swedish,
14 - Swiss French, 15 - Swiss German
UID [ON | OFF] Displays the current UID state on the server or turns the UID on or off.
VM <DEVICE> [EJECT | Performs a virtual media command to view or boot an image;
GET | INSERT | SET] DEVICE = [floppy | cdrom];
<path> [OPTIONS]
PATH = URL to the media image;
OPTIONS = Access options are: write_protect or write_allow; Boot
options are: boot_always, boot_once, no_boot, connect, or disconnect;
EJECT = Ejects an image;
GET = Gets the status of the virtual media;
INSERT = Inserts an image;
SET = Sets the status of the virtual media;
VSP [LOG] Invokes a virtual serial port session. When in virtual serial port session,
press ESC( to return to the CLI.
The vsp log command displays the VSP log. To enable or disable the VSP
log, see oemhp_vsp_log_enable in map1/config1.

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SM CLP command list

The table below shows some of the SM CLP commands available in the iLO 4 CLI.

Command Function
cd Sets the current default target. Example: cd targetname
create Creates new target objects in the MAP name space.
Example: create /map1/accounts1 username=<lname1>
password=<pwd12345> name=<dname1>
group=<admin,config,oemhp_vm,oemhp_rc,oemhp_power>
date Displays the current date.
delete Removes target objects in the MAP name space.
Example: delete /map1/accounts1/<lname1>
exit Terminates the CLP session.
help Gets context sensitive help on CLP commands.
load Moves a binary image from an URL to the MAP.
Example: load /map1/firmware1-source
http://192.168.1.1/images/fw/iLO4_100.bin
oemhp_deleteSSHKey Removes an SSH Key associated with a user.
Example: oemhp_deleteSSHKey
oemhp_loadSSHKey Authorizes an SSH Key File from an URL.
Example: oemhp_loadSSHKey -source
http://UserName:password@192.168.1.1/images/SSHkey1.pub
oemhp_ping Determines if an IP address is reachable from this iLO.
Example: oemhp_ping 192.168.1.1
(where 192.168.1.1 is the IP address that you wish to ping)
reset Causes a target to cycle from enabled to disabled and back to enabled.
set Sets a property or set of properties to a specific value.
show [-a | -l Displays values of a property or contents of a collection target.
<level>] -a = Recursively show all targets within the current target.
-l <level> = Recursively show targets within the current target based on level
specified. Valid values for level are from 1 to 9.
start Causes a target to change state to a higher run level.
stop Causes a target to change state to a lower run level.
time Displays the current time.
version Displays the version of the CLP implementation or other CLP elements.

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iLO 4 command example: View system log records

This example shows how to view a specific system log using iLO 4 commands.
The code on the left uses the show command to display the list of log records in the
/system1 target.
The code on the right uses the show command to display the contents of one of the log
records, in this case, the results of a firmware update to the iLO 4 subsystem.

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iLO 4 command example: Set the HP iLO AdvancePak

license key

This example shows how to change the HP iLO AdvancePak license key using iLO 4
commands.
The code on the left uses the show command to display the sub-targets and properties
of the main /map1 target. Note that in order to fit on the slide, some of the sub-targets
have been removed from the output. For the /map1 target, the only property shown is
the HP iLO AdvancePak license key.
The code on the right uses the set command to set a new HP iLO AdvancePak license key
for the /map1 target.

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Learning check question 3

Which commands are valid iLO 4 commands?
Select all that apply.
a. show /system1/log1/record8
b. POWER OFF HARD
c. CONNECT BLADE 3
d. show /map1

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Resources

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Resources

HP Integrity Superdome X server documentation

These documents are available from www.hp.com.
Follow these steps to access the documentation:
1. Click Support & Drivers.
2. Select See support and troubleshooting information.
3. Enter Superdome in the For product box, and press Enter.
4. Click HP Integrity Superdome X Server.
5. You may need to enter the warranty information or serial number for the server.
6. Click Manuals (guides, supplements, addendums, etc.).

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Module 4

Agenda

This module covers the topics listed above.

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Objectives

After completing this module, you should be able to perform the objectives listed above.

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Partitions in HP Integrity Superdome X Systems

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nPartitions review

All nPartitions for Integrity Superdome X servers, regardless of the resources assigned to
them, have the following features:
 Each nPartition represents a pseudo hardware platform that runs a single instance
of the system firmware that boots a standalone operating system
 Operating systems supported: SLES 11 SP3 for SAP HANA and Red Hat Enterprise
Linux (RHEL) 6.5, 6.6, or 7.0
 Support for allocation of memory as socket local memory
 Hardware isolation of software errors
 Hardware enforced security between partitions
 A failure in any blade only affects the nPartition that owns the blade
 Optionally attach enclosure DVD-ROM or use of Virtual Media

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Comparison with Integrity Superdome 2 partitioning

This table shows the comparison of the features of the partitions supported by HP
Integrity Superdome X systems with the partitions supported by HP Integrity
Superdome 2 systems.

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Partitions on HP Integrity Superdome X servers

Hard partitions, or node partitions, (nPartitions) are configured as groups of one or more
blades that comprise a physical server. Because this identifies the hardware resources
available to a booting operating system, the HP Integrity Superdome X server must have
at least one hard partition defined.
There are many possible combinations of blades allowed.

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Partition identification rules – Partition number, name

Partition number
 Every partition (nPartition) can have two identifiers:
 A partition number—The primary identifier for the SD2 OA software.
 Valid nPartition numbers are from 1 to 255.
 A partition name—A more meaningful handle for administrators and users.
 When a name is associated with an nPartition, it can be used to identify that
partition in commands instead of the partition number.

Partition name
 A partition name should at least have one of the following non-numeric characters:
 a–z
 A–Z
 - (dash)
 _ (underscore)
 . (period)
 Any other non-numeric character is not allowed in a partition name.
 If an nPartition name is not specified either through the -p or -P options, a default
name of the format nParNNNN is given to the nPartition (where NNNN is a four-digit
nPartition number starting with 0001).

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Partition configuration rules

These are the general rules that govern the blade loading for the partitions that are
supported with the December 2014 release of HP Integrity Superdome X Servers.
The enclosure midplane is designed to have better bandwidth across odd blade slots and
even blade slots compared to having blades in the same partition in odd and even slots.
A four-blade partition has better performance when all four blades are in odd (1, 3, 5, 7)
slots or even (2, 4, 6, 8) slots compared with sequential (1, 2, 3, 4) slots.

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Blade loading

NOTE: The numbers in the table under the slot numbers are the nPartition numbers.
NOTE: E = Empty slot.

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Blade loading (continued)

NOTE: The numbers in the table under the slot numbers are the nPartition numbers.
NOTE: E = Empty slot.

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Single blade loading

The CCM is automatically included in the enclosure when only one server blade is
ordered.

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Learning check question 1

Which statements describe the features of the partitions that are supported in the
HP Integrity Superdome X Server?
Select all that apply.
a. One enclosure with 1, 2, 4, or 8 server blades configured as one or more
nPartitions

b. Support for virtual partitions

c. Support for SLES 11 SP3 and RHEL 6.5, 6.6, or 7.0

d. Only Socket Local Memory is supported

Learning check question 2

What are some configuration rules for creating partitions in HP Integrity
Superdome X Servers?
Select all that apply.
a. A BL920s Gen8 blade must be in slot 1 of the enclosure.

b. Load the largest partition first, and then the next smallest partition, and so on,
until the enclosure is filled.

c. Load the server blades in the same partition in either odd or even slots.

d. All slots in an enclosure must be filled with server blades.

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Managing nPartitions

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nPartition CLI – Commands

nPartitions and nPartition specifications can be created and managed using the
nPartition CLI commands that are part of the SD2 OA CLI as listed in the table above.
These commands have new command options to support the use of Integrity Superdome
X partition specifications.
All of these nPartition management commands are run from the SD2 OA CLI.
The parperm command is used to provide authorization to an operating system running
in a partition to perform partition operations on other partitions. The syntax for the
parperm command is:
parperm [npar] [ON |OFF] {nParId}

NOTE: vPars are not supported on Integrity Superdome X servers.

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nPartition CLI – Options (1 of 3)

 blade_path specifies the blade resource path. It can be specified in short,

medium, or long format. For example, the blade located in enclosure 1, slot 3 is
identified in the short format as 1/3, in the medium format as blade-1/3, or in the
long format as enclosure1/blade3.
 blade_type specifies the type of the blade. The only valid blade_type value
for blades is: base - This is the default if the blade type is not specified. A base
blade in an nPartition cannot be deleted online.
 use_on_next_boot specifies whether the blade participates in a reboot. The
valid values for use_on_next_boot are:
 y – Participate in reboot. This is the default.
 n – Do not participate in reboot.
 failure_usage field is used by system firmware when an nPartition is booted. If
a CPU selftest failure or a DIMM de-allocation failure happens during the blade
activation, then this flag is used by the system firmware to determine whether or
not and how the blade should be integrated into the nPartition at boot time. The
valid failure_usage values for blades are:
 ri – Reactivate with memory interleave. Specifies to integrate the blade as it
would normally be integrated. This is the default.
 deconf – Reactivate the nPartition with the blade excluded from activation.
 slm_value specifies the amount of the memory to configured as Socket Local
Memory (SLM) for the blade. The slm_value specified must always be 100% of
the available memory. Therefore, do not specify an SLM value so the default value is
used.

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nPartition CLI – Options (2 of 3)

This slide shows some typical examples of the use of the parstatus command.

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nPartition CLI – Options (3 of 3)

Note the difference between the option for partition name and the option for the
partition number:
 Upper case –P is for the partition name
 Lower case –p is for the partition number

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nPartition CLI – nPartition resource paths

A resource path is a notation that can be used to specify a hardware resource. Each
resource path consists of a hierarchical list of entity numbers. The hierarchy describes
parent-child relationships. The parent is listed to the left of the child. Each entity number
is relative to the parent. The separator between the entity numbers is the slash ("/")
character.
The numbers that form the resource path are a user-friendly way of representing the
actual hardware hierarchy of a resource. In addition, the resource paths are independent
of how any OS chooses to represent a resource.
Resource paths can be specified in three different formats: short, medium, and long. The
following table shows a few examples.
To resolve the ambiguity of the short form for mezzanine cards and LOMs on a blade,
there is also the abbreviated medium format for those components:
MZ-1/1/1 and FL-1/1/1

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 The –P option specifies the partition name.

 The –p option specifies the partition number.
 The –a option assigns a resource such as a blade to the partition.
 The first field of the blade assignment is the blade path.
 The colons following the blade path separate blade attribute fields.
 Nothing between the colons means use the default values for each attribute.
 The first field is blade type, which is has a default value of base.
 The second field is use_on_next_boot, which specifies whether or not the
blade participates in a reboot; the default value is Yes.
 The third field is failure_usage . This is used by the partition controller to
exclude unhealthy resources during partition activation. (The health is
determined by the health management subsystem on the SD2 OA).
Valid values are :
 ri (the default) – Boot the nPartition with the unhealthy resources
excluded during activation.
 deconf – Causes the activation to fail. The deconfigured resource would
have to be removed from the nPartition (through a parmodify
operation), or the resource usage policy on the failed resource would need
to be changed to ri (again through a parmodify operation) in order to
allow the nPartition to be activated.

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nPartition CLI – Modify an nPartition

For the parmodify command:

 The –p option specifies the partition ID as either number or name.
 The –a option assigns a resource to the partition.
 For blade resources, the path is: enclosure number/blade number.
 The –d option deletes a resource from the partition.
 The -B option works only on an inactive nPartition, and causes the nPartition to be
activated with the changes. This however does not cause a reboot of an active
nPartition. The nPartition would have to be explicitly restarted by the user for the
modifications to take effect.

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Single user partition assignment

These commands must be entered on the monarch OA by a user with OA Administrator

privileges.
When a user or group is assigned partition configuration administration privileges with
the ASSIGN PARCON_ADMIN command, that user or group can create, modify, and delete
nPartitions.
When a user or group is assigned partition privileges with the ASSIGN PARTITION
command, that user or group can access all of the specified nPartitions.
NOTE: This firmware-based access control allows an administrator to specify privileges
to specific users or groups for specific partitions.

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SD2 OA GUI – nPartition management

nPartitions can also be managed interactively using the SD2 OA web-browser-based GUI.
 In the left navigation tree, select the Partition Summary page to display a table of
the available nPartitions.
 The Create, Modify, and Delete buttons are under the table.
 The Modify and Delete buttons are grayed out until an nPartition is selected.

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SD2 OA GUI – Create a new nPartition

To create a new nPartition, do the following:

1. Click the link to the Partitions Summary page.
2. Click the Create button. The Create nPartition page is displayed.
3. Enter a partition name.
4. Click Create nPartition. The Modify nPartition page is displayed.
5. Change any of the default properties of the nPartition in four of the five tabs, as
required.
 Attributes
 Blade resources—Select blades for the partition.
 Blade attributes—Select attributes such as path or use_on_next_boot.
 Memory—Set Socket Local Memory (SLM) granularity.
 IOX resources—This tab does not apply to Integrity Superdome X servers.
6. Click Apply All to save the settings.
NOTE: It is also possible to create an nPartition by selecting an existing nPartition and
modifying its properties as necessary and then giving it a different name.

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SD2 OA GUI – Modify an nPartition

To modify an existing nPartition, do the following:

1. Click the link to the Partition Summary page.
2. Click the check box for the nPartition you want to change.
3. Click the Modify button. The Modify nPartition page is displayed.
4. Change any of the properties of the nPartition in four of the five tabs.
 Attributes
 Blade resources—Select blades for the partition.
 Blade attributes—Select attributes such as path or use_on_next_boot.
 Memory—Set Socket Local Memory (SLM) granularity.
 IOX resources—This tab does not apply to Integrity Superdome X servers.
5. Click Apply All to save the settings.

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SD2 OA GUI – Remove an nPartition

To remove an existing nPartition, do the following:

1. Click the link to the Partitions Summary page.
2. Click the check box for the nPartition you want to remove.
3. Click the Delete button.
4. Click Yes on the confirmation dialog that is displayed.
5. The nPartition is removed.
NOTE: The target nPartition must be inactive for it to be removed.
NOTE: It is possible to mark an nPartition for deletion while it is in use, but the deletion
operation is only performed when the nPartition is shut down.

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nPartition status and run-states – parstatus -P

The parstatus command reports the status of the specified nPartitions in a complex.
The run-states are shown in the table above. The general status is either active or
inactive.
State/Run-State shows Unknown/DETACHED:
An nPartition may report a Partition State of Unknown and Run-State of DETACHED after
an OA restart. This state is possible when the firmware is not able to identify the correct
nPartition state due to internal firmware errors at OA startup. The state is persistent and
can only be cleared by force powering off the nPartition from the SD2 OA.
A partition in this state does not accept any partition operations for the nPartition,
except parstatus and force poweroff. Any active OS instances continue to run
unhindered even when the nPartition is in Unknown state. If any attempts are made to
issue partition administration operations, the following error occurs:
Error: Partition state unavailable due to firmware errors. All OS instances running in
this partition continue unimpacted.
NOTE: To clear this partition state, do the following:
1. Shutdown all OS instances in the nPartition.
2. Forcefully poweroff the nPartition from the SD2 OA.
3. Poweron the nPartition from the SD2 OA.
The system attempts to recover partitions in the DETACHED state whenever possible,
avoiding the need for the manual recovery procedure above. However, there are cases
which might require the recovery procedure above, and this is determined by the
presence of the FPL event "NPAR_PARTITION_CONTROL_COMPROMISED".

More information about Detached Partitions

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Firmware may attempt to regain control of the partition based on various triggers such
as resource integration notification or partition state changes. Once firmware control is
regained, an nPartition is rediscovered to be either in Active or Inactive state and
firmware services become available for the partition. When the rediscovery is completed
successfully, it is logged in OA SYSLOG.
If the partition persists in the DETACHED state and manageability of the nPartition is
needed immediately or if there are WSMAN alerts indicating permanent loss of firmware
control (event number: 10575), an outage of the nPartition needs to be planned and the
partition must be forcibly powered off to recover it to the Inactive state. The following
SD2 OA CLI command can be used to forcibly power off the partition.
POWEROFF PARTITION <nParID> FORCE

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Parspecs – Partition specifications

Partition specification features:

 Each parspec defines only one nPartition.
 Multiple nPartitions must be described in multiple parspecs.
 An nPartition can be created from a specified saved parspec.
 Every nPartition that exists has a parspec associated with it (referred to as a current
parspec), and there can be only one current parspec for a given nPartition.
 Any parspec not associated with an existing nPartition is an alternate parspec.
 Every parspec has a unique name (scope of uniqueness is a complex).
 Parspecs are managed through the partition commands.
 Parspecs are stored in the SD2 OA and in the RSTORE storage on the DVD module ,
and are therefore available regardless of the partition state.
Parspec restriction:
Active Partitions
 Since current parspecs maintain the configuration information of existing
nPartitions, they cannot be modified using the options intended for use on alternate
parspecs.
 For example, the -Z option of the parmodify command cannot be used on the
current parspec.

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Partition and parspec definitions and resource

assignment

A resource‘s partition assignment can change only when the resource is inactive.
Only a partition that owns a resource can use that resource.
A partition must have a minimum set of resources that can become active for the
partition to become active.
Blades, CPUs, and memory are assigned to nPartitions

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Working with parspecs

Creating parspecs
 Parspecs are managed using the following nPartition CLI commands that are
executed in the SD2 OA CLI:
 parcreate
 parmodify
 parremove
 parstatus
 For the options to these commands, see the help files in the SD2 OA CLI.
 With parmodify, any changes to the configuration requires that the target
nPartition be offline for the changes to take effect.
 With parremove, the target nPartition must be inactive when the command is run.

NOTE: If a forceful parremove (with the -f option) is attempted on an active nPartition,

the nPartition is marked for a pending delete (as seen from the "Pending Deletion:" field
in verbose output of the parstatus -p <#> -V command. When the partition is
powered off, then the nPartition is removed automatically from the complex. The
pending delete cannot be undone, so it is recommended that the user exercise caution
when performing a forced parremove on an active nPartition. Note that the associated
parspec is still available as an alternate parspec. So the deleted nPartition can easily be
retrieved.

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Viewing parspecs

The –z option displays a list of all parspecs defined for the system.
The options for the parstatus command are case-sensitive.

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Changing configurations with parspecs

NOTE: The configuration maintained in a parspec is not removed when the nPartition is
removed.

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Learning check question 3

In the following partition command, what does the number 2 mean?
parmodify -p 2 -a blade:1/3::::
Select the correct answer.
a. Blade number
b. Position number
c. nPartition ID
d. Enclosure number

Learning check question 4

Which command can be used to restore a partition that was deleted from its backup
parspec?
Select the correct answer.
a. parmodify -p 1 -c npar1_backup
b. parremove -Z npar1_backup
c. parcreate -Z npar1_backup
d. parmodify -Z npar1_backup -a blade:1/3:base:y:ri:

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Archive Storage

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Archive Storage

The internal USB drive is also known as the Robust Store or the RStore.
Archive storage is a subset of the data stored in the Robust Store.

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show archive command

The show archive command can be entered by any OA user.

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clear archive command

The clear archive command must be entered by a user with OA Administrator

privileges.

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copy command

A copy request between two remote URLs or using http protocol at the destination file is
not permitted.
This command must be entered by a user with OA Administrator privileges.
The source URL should be formatted as:
 archive://path/to/file
 usb://path/to/file
 protocol://path/to/file
Supported network protocols for source are http, https, ftp and tftp.
If the ftp server does not support anonymous connections then you can specify a
username and password by replacing the host part in the above format with
username:password@host. Supported network protocols for target are ftp and tftp.
A copy request between two remote URLs will fail.

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upload debug command

This command must be entered from the Monarch OA by a user with OA Administrator
privileges.
The relevant logs are the OA and PDHC logs of the complex generated after a crash.
If the FTP server does not support anonymous logins, you can specify a username and
password within the URL formatted as:
ftp://username:password@host/path/filename
The USB directory is the directory in the USB key where the logs are placed.
To upload to Archive Storage, use the show archive command and specify a directory
for the files to be store in.

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Saving/restoring the partition configuration

These commands must be entered on the monarch SD2 OA by a user with OA

Administrator privileges.
Supported protocols are:
 http
 ftp
 tftp
 usb
 Archive Storage
The path is the location where the file will be placed. The URL should be formatted as
protocol://host/path/<file>. If your ftp server does not support anonymous
connections then you can specify a username and password within the URL formatted as:
ftp://username:password@host/path/<file>
Restrictions:
 For upload parconfig command, the filename parameter must not contain any ◦
spaces and must have a .pmc extension.
 Both commands must be entered from the Monarch OA.
IMPORTANT: HP recommends keeping an off-complex copy of configuration backup files
to ensure that complete loss of saved state on the complex does not also result in the
loss of the backup data.
NOTE: If multiple USB keys are found, the configuration file is saved to the first USB key
that was inserted into the Onboard Administrator.
NOTE: Backing up the configuration may be done at any time, but is recommended
immediately after configuration changes but before partition state transitions are
started (for example: boot, shutdown, and so on).

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Learning check question 5

Which command can be used to move the complex partition configuration to the
archive storage?
Select the correct answer.
a. copy <file> archive <file>
b. upload parconfig archive <file>
c. download parconfig archive <file>
d. upload debug archive <file>

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Resources

These documents are available from www.hp.com:

1. Click Support & Drivers.
2. Select See support and troubleshooting information.
3. Enter Superdome in the For product box, and press Enter.
4. Click HP Integrity Superdome X Server.
5. You may need to enter the warranty information or serial number for the server.
6. Click Manuals (guides, supplements, addendums, etc.).

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Labs

Complete the Lab 3 and Lab 4 exercise simulations.

See the Lab Guide for further instructions.

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CLI Command Summary
Appendix A

The table below presents a summary of the Superdome 2 OA commands with the
descriptions from the SD2 OA HELP command. Note that any references to vPars or
virtual partitions in these commands are ignored for Integrity Superdome X servers.

Command Description
ADD { TRUSTED HOST | SNMP TRAPRECEIVER | USER | EBIPA | OA
DNS | LDAP GROUP | LDAP CERTIFICATE | SSHKEY | HPSIM |
CA CERTIFICATE }
ADD TRUSTED HOST <ip Adds a new IP address to the list of addresses being handled by the Trusted Hosts
address> feature. The maximum number of addresses allowed is 5.
ADD SNMP TRAPRECEIVER Adds a new trap receiver address to the SNMP configuration. Defaults for the traps
<ip address> are version v1 and port 162. The SNMP Trap community string is set to 'public' or
["<community name>"]
the optional "<community name>". The "<community name>" string, if specified,
must be 1 ~ 20 characters in length. Acceptable characters include any printable
character excluding quotes and newlines. You are limited to 8 receivers.
ADD USER "<user name>" Adds a new user to the system. Limit is 30 users on the system. User name must
["<password>"] be unique and must be 1 ~ 40 characters in length. Acceptable characters include
alphanumeric, dash and underscore. User name CANNOT be any of the following
words: ALL (case insensitive), ADMINISTRATOR (case insensitive), switch1, switch2,
switch3, switch4, switch5, switch6, switch7, switch8, ldapuser, nobody, and
vcmuser_. The user name must begin with a letter and is case sensitive. The
<password> field is optional but failure to enter a password results in the system
prompting you for a password. Passwords are 3 ~ 40 characters in length and any
printable character is allowed in a password.
ADD EBIPA { BLADE | Adds an EBIPA DNS server IP address to the list of DNS servers for either server
INTERCONNECT } DNS <ip bays or interconnect bays. Only 3 DNS servers are allowed for each.
address>
ADD OA DNS [<bay Adds an address to the list of DNS servers. A maximum of 2 DNS servers can be
number>] <ip address> added. These DNS servers are only used if the system is currently configured to
use a static IP address rather than the DHCP protocol. If bay number is not
specified, the command defaults to the Active OA.
ADD LDAP GROUP "<group Adds an LDAP group to the group. This group must match a group in the directory
name>" server. The maximum number of LDAP groups is 5. Group name must be unique
and must be 1 to 255 characters in length. Acceptable characters include printable
characters, excluding quotes and newlines. Group name must start with an
alphanumeric character.
ADD LDAP CERTIFICATE Add an LDAP certificate on the command line. Start with a string that does not
<end marker> appear within the certificate (so called end marker). Next, paste in the certificate.
<certificate> <end
Terminate the command with the end marker. This command is only available in
marker>
script mode. Failure to give a proper end marker before and after the certificate
may cause the interface to wait for the appropriate end marker indefinitely.
ADD SSHKEY <end marker> Add an SSH key on the command line. Start with a string that does not appear
<certificate> <end within the certificate (so called end marker). Next, paste in the certificate.
marker>
Terminate the command with the end marker. This command is only available in
script mode. Failure to give a proper end marker before and after the certificate
may cause the interface to wait for the appropriate end marker indefinitely.

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Command Description
ADD HPSIM CERTIFICATE Adds an HP SIM certificate on the command line. 1) Start with a string that does
<end marker> not appear within the certificate (called the end marker) followed by the enter key.
<certificate> <end
2) Next, paste in the certificate and press enter key. 3) Type the end marker that
marker>
was provided on the first line of the command and terminate the command by
pressing enter key. This command is only available in script mode. Failure to give a
proper end marker before and after the certificate may cause the interface to wait
for the appropriate end marker indefinitely.
ADD CA CERTIFICATE <end Adds a CA certificate on the command line. Start with a string that does not appear
marker> <certificate> within the certificate (so called <end marker>). Next, paste in the certificate.
<end marker>
terminate the command with the end marker.
ASSIGN { BLADE | INTERCONNECT } { ALL | <bay number> [ { , | -
} <bay number> ] } { "<user name>" | LDAP GROUP "<LDAP
group name>" } *OR* ASSIGN OA { "<user name>" | LDAP
GROUP "<LDAP group name>" }
ASSIGN BLADE { ALL | Assigns the blade or blades specified to an existing user or group.
<bay number> [{ , | - }
<bay number>] } { "<user
name>" | LDAP GROUP
"<LDAP group name>" }
ASSIGN INTERCONNECT { Assigns the interconnect or interconnects specified to an existing user or group.
ALL | <bay number> [ { ,
| - } <bay number> ] } {
"<user name>" | LDAP
GROUP "<LDAP group
name>" }
ASSIGN PARCON_ADMIN { Assigns partition configuration Administration privileges to an existing user or
"<user name>" | LDAP group.
GROUP "<LDAP group
name>" }
ASSIGN PARTITION { ALL | Assigns all or enumerated partition privilege rights to an existing user or group.
<nPartition Assignment of all partitions allows the given user or group to access all current
Number>[:<vPartition
existing partitions and any future partitions.
Number>] [ , <nPartition
Number:<vPartition
Number> ] } { "<user
name>" | LDAP GROUP
"<LDAP group name>" }
BO [nPartition number or Performs POWERON on a specified partition. Note: When using the command
name] [:vPartition without any argument, a list of the available partitions is displayed.
number or name]
CL [nPartition number or Shows the console log of a specified partition. Note: When using the command
name] [:vPartition without any argument a list of the available partitions is displayed.
number or name]
CLEAR { SCREEN | INTERCONNECT | PARTITION | SSHKEY | SYSLOG |
SEL | FPL | NTP | VCMODE }
CLEAR ARCHIVE Removes either individual or all files from the archive store.
<”filename”>
CLEAR FPL Clears the Forward Progress Log (FPL) data. This command is only supported on
the Monarch OA.
CLEARHISTORY Performs an acquitall followed by clearing all error history stored by Health
Repository, Error Logging Services, and Core Analysis Engine.
CLEAR INTERCONNECT { Terminates a terminal session of a user on an interconnect in the Enclosure.
SESSION <bay number> } WARNING: This is not a graceful termination. The user loses any unsaved work.

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Command Description
CLEAR NTP { PRIMARY | Clears the Primary or Secondary NTP server IP address. Note: Clearing the Primary
SECONDARY } NTP server address disables NTP.
CLEAR PARTITION Clears the console log for the specified partition.
CONSOLELOG {
nPartition name or
number } [:vPartition
name or number]
CLEAR SCREEN | CLS Clears the Terminal Screen.
CLEAR SEL Clears the System Event Log (SEL) data. This command can only be
executed from the Monarch OA.
CLEAR SSHKEY Removes the contents of the Secure Shell authorized keys file. After performing
this command, you are not able to login using public key-based authentication.
Only the Administrator user can execute this command.
CLEAR SYSLOG [ENCLOSURE Completely erases the syslog. WARNING: Once deleted this information cannot be
| OA <bay number>] restored.
CLEAR VCMODE Clears Virtual Connect Mode settings.
CLS Same as CLEAR SCREEN. Clears the terminal screen.
CO [nPartition number or Opens a Remote Console session to the specified partition. Note: When using the
name] [:vPartition command without any argument a list of the available partitions are displayed.
number or name]
CONNECT { BLADE | Opens a Text Console session to the interconnect, partition or blade specified.
INTERCONNECT | PARTITION
}
CONNECT BLADE [SERIAL] Opens a Text Console session to the iLO specified. If the optional argument SERIAL
<bay number> is specified a Virtual Serial Port session is started.
CONNECT INTERCONNECT Opens a Remote Console session to the interconnect specified. An interconnect
<bay number> cannot support multiple simultaneous Remote Console sessions. You are not able
to open a session if another user is already connected.
CONNECT PARTITION Opens a Remote Console session to the specified nPartition or vPartition. Note,
[VIEWONLY] { nPartition using the command form that only specifies the nPartition is only valid if the
number or name }
nPartition does not contain any vPartition. The VIEWONLY option opens a Remote
[:vPartition number or
name] Console session in read-only mode.

COPY <url_source> { Copies a config, parconfig, debug log, or firmware bundle file from the specified
<url_target> | ARCHIVE source to the specified destination. Valid sources and destinations are: Archive
<"filename"> | USB
Storage, the external USB, or the network using http, ftp or tftp protocols.
<"filename"> }
DISABLE { ALERTMAIL | EBIPA | HTTPS | ENCLOSURE_IP_MODE | LDAP |
LLF | WSMANAGEMENT | NTP | OSDEBUGGER | SECURESH | SNMP
| TELNET | TRUSTED HOST | USER "<user name>" | XMLREPLY
| TWOFACTOR | CRL | STRONG PASSWORDS | SYSLOG REMOTE |
GUI_LOGIN_DETAIL }
DISABLE ALERTMAIL Disables the sending of emails when events occur.
DISABLE EBIPA { BLADE | Disables Enclosure Bay IP addressing. The OA does not provide IP addresses to the
INTERCONNECT } [ALL | devices in the bays specified by bay number. If no bay numbers are specified then
<bay number> [{ , | - }
disables EBIPA for all bays.
<bay number>]]
DISABLE GUI_LOGIN_DETAIL Disables extended enclosure information available in the GUI on the login page.
DISABLE HTTPS Disables HTTP access. WARNING: HTTP must be enabled in order for the web page
in the GUI to be accessible.

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Command Description
DISABLE Disables Enclosure IP Mode. Active and Standby Onboard Administrators retain
ENCLOSURE_IP_MODE their current IP addresses. After disabling Enclosure IP mode and a takeover
occurs, there is no longer a single IP address for the enclosure.
DISABLE LDAP Disables directory authentication.
DISABLE LLF Disables Link Loss Failover for Onboard Administrator Redundancy.
DISABLE NTP Disables Network Time Protocol support. Does not clear any NTP servers that have
been configured.
DISABLE OSDEBUGGER Disables debugger ports on all partitions in the complex. This command can only
be executed from the Monarch OA.
DISABLE SECURESH Disables Secure Shell Access.
DISABLE SNMP Disables SNMP trap support. Does not clear the SNMP trap receivers that have
been configured. WARNING: If SNMP is disabled, Insight Manager agents will not
function properly.
DISABLE STRONG PASSWORDS Removes strong password requirements for user passwords.
DISABLE SYSLOG REMOTE Disables remote system logging.
DISABLE TELNET Disables telnet access. WARNING: If Telnet is disabled, the Onboard Administrator
is inaccessible via the Telnet protocol.
DISABLE TRUSTED HOST Disables IP Security support. Does not clear the Trusted Host addresses that have
been configured.
DISABLE USER "<user Disables a user account. WARNING: User is logged off immediately and is not
name>" permitted to log in again until their account is enabled.
DISABLE XMLREPLY Disables XML Reply data return over HTTP port.
DISABLE TWOFACTOR Disable the two factor authentication for web GUI.
DISABLE WSMANAGEMENT Disables the WS-Management service on the complex. This service allows
management queries and event notification for clients following the WS-
Management DMTF standard. This command can only be executed from the
Monarch OA.
DOWNLOAD { CA CERTIFICATE <url> | CONFIG <url> | SSHKEY <url> | LDAP CERTIFICATE <url> |
HPSIM CERTIFICATE { <ip address> | “<dns name>” } | OA CERTIFICATE [<bay
number> ] <url> | USER CERTIFICATE “<user name>” <url> }
DOWNLOAD CA CERTIFICATE Downloads a CA Certificate to act as the trusted certification authority to validate
“<url>” user certificates when using two-factor authentication.
DOWNLOAD CONFIG <url> Downloads a previously saved configuration script file from a specific IP host then
executes it. Supported protocols are http, ftp, tftp and usb. The url should be
formatted as protocol://host/path/file. If your ftp server does not support
anonymous connections then you can specify a username and password by
replacing the host part in the above format with username:password@host.
DOWNLOAD HPSIM Downloads a HP SIM Certificate from the specified ipaddress or fully qualified DNS
CERTIFICATE { system name, i.e. hp-SIM system.
<ipaddress> | “<dns
name>” }
DOWNLOAD LDAP Downloads an LDAP certificate to establish a trusted relationship with the LDAP
CERTIFICATE “<url>” server. Specify a URL where this certificate can be found.
DOWNLOAD OA CERTIFICATE Downloads a CA supplied pkcs#7 file to replace the current security certificate on
[<bay number>] <url> the system. If a bay number is not specified, the currently Active OA is selected.
Supported protocols are http, ftp, and tftp. The url should be formatted as
protocol://host/path/file. If your ftp server does not support anonymous
connections, you can specify a username and password by replacing the host part
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Command Description
DOWNLOAD PARCONFIG { Downloads a previously saved partition specification file from an archive, specific
ARCHIVE <file> | USB IP host, or USB connected to the enclosure. Supported protocols are: http, ftp,
<file> | <URL> }
tftp, usb, Archive Storage.
DOWNLOAD SSHKEY <url> Downloads an authorized key file to use with Secure Shell v2 which can contain
the public keys for any Enclosure Administrator user. Supported protocols are
http, ftp, and tftp. The url should be formatted as protocol://host/path/file. If your
ftp server does not support anonymous connections then you can specify a
username and password by replacing the host part in the above format with
username:password@host. The authorized keys file must contain only protocol
version 2 public keys. Each line of the file represents one key (empty lines and
lines starting with # represent comments). Each protocol version 2 key consists of
the following fields, separated by spaces: keytype, base64 encoded key,
comment. Keytype is either ssh-rsa or ssh-dss.
DOWNLOAD USER Downloads a x.509 certificate for the user from the url. The file at url must be a
CERTIFICATE “<user base-64 PEM encoded file.
name>” <url>
EDIT VLAN <VLAN ID> Edits VLAN NAME (limited and truncated to 31 alphanumeric characters) for the
["<VLAN NAME>"] specified VLAN ID.
ENABLE { ALERTMAIL | EBIPA | HTTPS | ENCLOSURE_IP_MODE | LDAP |
LLF | WSMANAGEMENT | NTP | OSDEBUGGER | SECURESH | SNMP
| TELNET | TRUSTED HOST | USER “<user name>” | XMLREPLY
| STRONG PASSWORDS | SYSLOG REMOTE | GUI_LOGIN_DETAIL }
See the DISABLE commands.
EXIT Exits the Command Line Interpreter.
FORCE TAKEOVER Forces a takeover to occur between the redundant Onboard Administrators. The
Active becomes the Standby and the Standby becomes the Active.
FPL | SHOW FPL Starts an interactive session for viewing of Forward Progress Log (FPL) data. This
command is only supported on the Monarch OA.
GENERATE CERTIFICATE { Generates a certificate of the specified type.
REQUEST | SELFSIGNED }
HELP { <command> } Shows Help messages for <command> or list the top level commands if no
arguments are provided. Arguments listed in braces { } and separated by the pipe
symbol | are mutually exclusive choices. Arguments listed in square brackets [] are
optional arguments and can be omitted. Fields listed in angle brackets <> should
be replaced with the value indicated.
HISTORY Shows the history of commands for the current CLI session.
INIT TOC { PARTITION }
LOGOUT Exits the Command Line Interpreter.

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Command Description
PARCREATE Creates a new nPartition on the local complex.
Usage:
parcreate
[-a blade:blade_path:[blade_type]:[use_on_next_boot]:
[failure_usage]:[slm_value]]...
[-a io:io_path:[use_on_next_boot]]...
[-c blade:blade_path:[blade_type]:[use_on_next_boot]:
[failure_usage]:[slm_value]]...
[-p npar_id]
[-B ]
[-C parspec_name[:create_partition_flag]
[-G memory_type:size]
[-L slm_value]
[-M type:max_value]
[-N next_boot_mode]
[-O os_name]
[-P partition_name]
[-T hyper_threading_flag]
[-V vga_flag]
[-X parspec:change_policy_flag]
[-Z parspec_name]
PARDEFAULT Changes the current default values of certain nPartition attributes.
Usage:
pardefault
[-t target_os]
[-G memory_type:size]
[-L slm_value]
[-O os_name]
[-R target_os]
[-T hyper_threading_flag]
[-V vga_flag]
PARMODIFY Modifies an existing nPartition.
Usage:
parmodify -p npar_id
[-a blade:blade_path:[blade_type]:[use_on_next_boot]:
[failure_usage]:[slm_value]]...
[-a io:io_path:[use_no_next_boot]]...
[-c new_parspec_name]
[-d blade:blade_path]...
[-d io:io_path]...
[-m blade:blade_path:[blade_type]:[use_on_next_boot]:
[failure_usage]:[slm_value]]...
[-m io:io_path:[use_no_next_boot]]...
[-B ]
[-G memory_type:size]
[-L slm_value]
[-M type:max_value]
[-N next_boot_mode]
[-O os_name]
[-P new_partition_name]
[-T hyper_threading_flag]
[-V vga_flag]
[-X parspec:change_policy_flag]
[-Z parspec_name]
PARPERM Changes the authorization of what an OS running in an nPartition or a virtual
partition is allowed to do.
Usage:
parperm [scope] [ON|OFF] {npar_id:vpar_id}

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Command Description
PARREMOVE Removes an existing nPartition.
Usage:
parremove –p npar_id [-Z] [-F]
parremove –Z alt_parspec
PARSTATUS Displays information about an nPartition.
Usage:
parstatus
parstatus –c blade_path [-c...] [-V|-M]
parstatus –e enclosure_path [-e...] [-V|-M]
parstatus –i iobay_path [-i...] [-V|-M]
parstatus –p npar_id [-p...] [-t[-M]|-v|-V|-M|-Z]
parstatus –r
parstatus –s
parstatus –z [-P|-p npar_id]
parstatus –C [-A] [-M]
parstatus –E [-M]
parstatus –I [-A] [-M]
parstatus –P [-v|-M]
parstatus –T
parstatus –X
parstatus –Z parspec_name
PC Same as PE: Shows a list of the available partitions to be powered on/off.
PE Shows a list of the available partitions to be powered on/off.
PING { <number> } [<ip Sends ICMP echo messages to a remote IP device. If <number> is omitted, then
address> | “<server only 4 packets are sent. Packets are sent out at 1-second intervals to prevent
name>”]
strain on the network.
POWEROFF { PARTITION | BLADE | INTERCONNECT | XFABRIC }
POWEROFF PARTITION { Sends a request to gracefully shutdown the specified partition. If the ‘FORCE’
nPartition number or option is specified, the OS running in the partition does not perform a graceful
name } [:vPartition
shutdown before power is removed. An OVERRIDE option is required to affect a
number or name] [FORCE]
[OVERRIDE] change in mode or when a destructive operation needs to be applied to all vPars in
an nPar. WARNING: This can cause a partition to lose data and possibly become
unstable. This command can only be executed from the Monarch OA.
POWEROFF BLADE { ALL | Sends a request for a graceful shutdown to the device. This command returns the
<bay number> [{ , | - } user to the CLI immediately but the shutdown actions can take up to 5 minutes to
<bay number>] } [FORCE]
complete. If the ‘FORCE’ option is specified, the SD2 cell blade’s OS is not given the
opportunity to perform a graceful shutdown before power is removed from the
device. WARNING: This can cause a SD2 cell blade to lose data and possibly
become unstable.
POWEROFF INTERCONNECT { Sends a request to power off the interconnect module.
ALL | <bay number> [{ ,
| - } <bay number>] }
POWEROFF XFABRIC Sends a request for a graceful shutdown to the devices. It returns failure if any
partitions are active.
POWERON { PARTITION | BLADE | INTERCONNECT | XFABRIC }
POWERON PARTITION { Sends a request to power on the specified partition. If only the nPartition is
nPartition number or specified and it has vPartitions, all contained vPartitions are powered on. An
name } [:vPartition
OVERRIDE option is required to affect a change in mode or when a destructive
number or name]
[OVERRIDE] operation needs to be applied to all vPars in an nPar. The SYSTEM_UTILITIES
[SYSTEM_UTILITIES] option means to stop autoboot at the System Utilities menu. This command can
only be executed from the Monarch OA.

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Command Description
POWERON BLADE [ ALL | Powers on the specified blade. Adding an optional boot argument forces the blade
<bay number> { [, | -] to abandon the regular boot order and boot using the specified method.
<bay number>}] { [NORMAL
| PXE | HDD | RBSU] }
POWERON INTERCONNECT { Powers on the specified interconnect.
ALL | <bay number> [{ ,
| - } <bay number>] }
POWERON XFABRIC Sends a request for power on to the devices.
QUIT Exits the Command Line Interpreter.
REBOOT { BLADE | PARTITION }
REBOOT BLADE { ALL | Sends a request to the blade to do a graceful shutdown of the OS. Once the OS has
<bay number> [{ , | - } had sufficient time to perform a graceful shutdown the SD2 cell blade is power
<bay number>] } [FORCE]
cycled. If the FORCE option is specified, the OS is not given the opportunity to do a
[NORMAL | PXE | HDD |
RBSU] graceful shutdown before power is cycled.

REBOOT PARTITION { Sends a request to reboot the specified partition. Once the OS has had sufficient
nPartition number or time to perform a graceful shutdown the partition is power cycled. If the FORCE
name } [:vPartition
option is specified, the OS is not given the opportunity to do a graceful shutdown
number or name] [FORCE]
[OVERRIDE] before power is cycled. An OVERRIDE option is required to affect a change in mode
[SYSTEM_UTILITIES] or when a destructive operation needs to be applied to all vPars in an nPar. The
SYSTEM_UTILITIES option means to stop autoboot at the System Utilities menu.
WARNING: This can cause a partition to lose data and possibly become unstable.
This command can only be executed from the Monarch OA.
REMOVE { EBIPA | LDAP GROUP | LDAP CERTIFICATE | OA DNS | SNMP
TRAPRECEIVER | HPSIM | TRUSTED HOST | USER |
CA CERTIFICATE | USER CERTIFICATE }
REMOVE EBIPA { BLADE | Removes an EBIPA DNS server IP address from the list of DNS servers for either
INTERCONNECT } DNS <ip blade bays or interconnect bays.
address>
REMOVE LDAP GROUP { ALL Removes the existing LDAP group specified by <group name>.
| “<group name>” }
REMOVE LDAP CERTIFICATE Removes the trust certificate corresponding to the MD5 <certificate name>. This
“<certificate name>” command revokes trust into the LDAP server associated with the certificate.
REMOVE OA DNS [ <OA bay Removes the specified DNS IP address from the list of DNS addresses for the
number> ] <ip address> specified OA. This command is only valid if the system is configured for static IP
address rather than DHCP addressing. Command defaults to Active OA if no OA bay
number is provided.
REMOVE SNMP TRAPRECEIVER Removes the IP address from the list of trap receivers. If the same IP address is
<ip address> { listed multiple times with different communities, all instances of the IP address
<community> }
disappear unless <community> specifies which one is to be removed.
REMOVE HPSIM CERTIFICATE Removes the trust certificate corresponding to the <certificate name>. This
“<certificate name>” command disables Single Sign-On (HPSIM) through the application (ie hp-SIM) that
provided the certificate without disabling other applications. The <certificate
name> may be obtained using the ‘SHOW HPSIM INFO’ command.
REMOVE TRUSTED HOST <ip Removes an IP address from the list of addresses being handled by the IP Security
address> feature.
REMOVE USER { ALL | Removes the existing user specified by <user name> or any certificate mapped to
“<user name>” | this user. If the user is currently logged on, their sessions are terminated.
CERTIFICATE “<user
Specifying ‘ALL’ removes all users from the system except the default
name>” }
‘Administrator’ account.

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Command Description
REMOVE CA CERTIFICATE Removes the trust certificate corresponding to the SHA1 <certificate name>. Any
“<certificate name>” users having their certificates issued by this CA are no longer able to login if two
factor authentication is enabled.
REMOVE USER CERTIFICATE Removes the user certificate. If two factor authentication is enabled this user no
“<user name>” longer has access via HTTPS.
RESOURCEPATH Prints a four page document describing resource paths.
RESTART { COMPLEX | Restarts a Complex, resets the interconnect or the Onboard Administrator Module
INTERCONNECT <bay specified by <bay number>. If no bay number is given for the Onboard
number> | OA <bay
Administrator, the Onboard Administrator that the user is logged into is restarted.
number> }
RESTART COMPLEX [FORCE] When FORCE option is not given, prints the effect of the command.

WARNING: THIS COMMAND UNGRACEFULLY HALTS ALL PROCESSING IN THE

SUPERDOME2 SERVER THEN RESTARTS IT. DO NOT USE IT UNLESS YOU HAVE TRIED
THE FOLLOWING RECOVERY METHODS FIRST!

This command is only to be used to recover the server from temporary faults
when the following recommended recovery actions have failed:

RESTART OA: Restarts the Onboard Administrator and corrects most temporary
firmware problems without affecting running partitions.

REBOOT { PARTITION nPartition name or number[:vPartition name or number]

[FORCE] [OVERRIDE] }: Restarts an nPartition or vPar and corrects most temporary
problems that are associated with an nPartition. Run "help reboot" for help on the
meaning of the FORCE and OVERRIDE options. POWEROFF XFABRIC: powers off the
Xfabric and corrects most temporary problems in the server. All partitions must be
shut down before this command can be run. After running it, run POWERON
XFABRIC, then POWERON PARTITION to restore the server to operation.

If the above recovery actions fail, you may have a hardware problem, or this
command may correct a temporary problem.

This command must be run as RESTART COMPLEX FORCE. It immediately powers

off all blades, XFMs and IOHs, and ALL PARTITIONS IMMEDIATELY AND
UNGRACEFULLY HALT. It then restarts the Onboard Administrator, which is
unavailable for several minutes while it restarts. It then powers the Xfabric on, and
restarts any partitions which were active when the command was run.
RS [ nPartition number Reboots the specified partition. Note: When using the command without any
or name ] [ :vPartition argument a list of the available partitions is displayed.
number or name ]
SAVE { EBIPA | VLAN } Saves either the VLAN settings or the EBIPA settings to persistent storage.
SEL Starts an interactive session for viewing of System Error Log (SEL) data. This
command is only supported on the Monarch OA.
SERVICEMODE Enables Service mode. The command is also used to exit Service Mode.
SET { ALERTMAIL | BLADE | COMPLEX | DATE | DEVICE | DISPLAY
EVENTS | EBIPA | ENCLOSURE | FACTORY | GPSM | HPSIM
TRUST | INTERCONNECT UID | IPCONFIG | LDAP | NTP | LLF
INTERVAL | NIC | OA | PARTITION | PASSWORD | POWER |
RACK NAME | SCRIPT MODE | SNMP | TIMEZONE | USER | XFM |
MINIMUM PASSWORD LENGTH | REMOTE SYSLOG | SESSION
TIMEOUT }

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Command Description
SET ALERTMAIL { MAILBOX | SENDERDOMAIN | SMTPSERVER }
SET ALERTMAIL MAILBOX Sets the email address events should be sent to.
"<email address>"
SET ALERTMAIL Sets the alert mail domain. This is the DNS domain where the Onboard
SENDERDOMAIN "<domain>" Administrator is located (e.g. hp.com).
SET ALERTMAIL SMTPSERVER Sets the SMTP server. This is the mail server where the Onboard Administrator
<ip address> delivers its email based events.
SET BLADE { BOOT | UID | DVD | POWERDELAY }
SET BLADE BOOT { FIRST | Stores a setting for the IPL to be passed to the blade(s) specified at the next
ONCE } { NORMAL | HDD | reboot. SET BLADE BOOT FIRST sets the boot order of the blade. SET BLADE BOOT
PXE | RBSU } { ALL |
ONCE sets the boot device to be used on the next boot of the bay(s) specified; the
<bay number [{ , | - }
<bay number>] } RBSU option is only available for SET BLADE BOOT ONCE. This setting is only valid
on present blades and is cleared if the blade is removed.
SET BLADE UID { ALL | Turns on or off the UID (Unit Identification LED) on the blade(s) specified. This
<bay number> [ { , | - } operation requires access to the specified blades.
<bay number> } } { ON |
OFF }
SET BLADE DVD { CONNECT Connects or disconnects the specified blade or range of blades from the enclosure
| DISCONNECT } { ALL | DVD drive. DISCONNECT detachs any URL in addition to "Enclosure DVD".
<bay number> [{ , | - }
<bay number>] }
SET BLADE POWERDELAY { Sets the PowerDelay status for the specified server or range of servers. Allowed
ALL | <bay number> [ { - delays range from 0 sec to 3600 sec (1 hour). If the delay is zero, the delay has no
| , } <bay number> ] } {
effect on the device. If the delay is NOPOWERON, the device cannot poweron until
number of seconds to
delay power | NOPOWERON all devices have completed their delays.
}
SET COMPLEX { CREATOR_PRODUCT_NAME | CREATOR_SERIAL_NUMBER |
CURRENT_PRODUCT_NUMBER | DEFAULT | NAME | OEM |
ORIGINAL_PRODUCT_NUMBER | TYPE | UUID }
SET COMPLEX Sets the Creator Product Name of the COMPLEX. The product name argument
CREATOR_PRODUCT_NAME { must be 1 to 32 characters long including all alpha-numeric values, underscore (_),
product name }
dash (-) and spaces. You must use double quotes around the name if it includes
spaces. To run this command MFG MODE must be ENABLED.
SET COMPLEX Sets the Creator Serial Number of the COMPLEX. The serial number argument must
CREATOR_SERIAL_NUMBER { be 1 to 20 characters long including all alpha-numeric values. To run this
serial number }
command MFG MODE must be ENABLED.
SET COMPLEX Sets the Current Product Number of the COMPLEX. The product number argument
CURRENT_PRODUCT_NUMBER { must be 1 to 6 characters long including all alpha-numeric values. To run this
product number }
command MFG MODE must be ENABLED.
SET COMPLEX DEFAULT Resets all complex variables to their default values.
SET COMPLEX NAME { Sets the Name of the COMPLEX. The complex name argument must be 1 to 20
<complex name> } characters long including all alpha-numeric values.
SET COMPLEX OEM { PRODUCT_NAME | SERIAL_NUMBER | MFGR_NAME }
SET COMPLEX Sets the Original Product Number of the COMPLEX. The product number argument
ORIGINAL_PRODUCT_NUMBER must be 1 to 6 characters long including all alpha-numeric values. To run this
{ product number }
command MFG MODE must be ENABLED.

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Command Description
SET COMPLEX TYPE { Sets the TYPE of the COMPLEX. The complex type argument must be 8 digits long.
complex type } The valid values and the corresponding configurations are: B8: 03000101 - B16:
03000102 - B32: 03000103 - B64: 03000104. To run this command MFG MODE
must be ENABLED.
SET COMPLEX UUID { uuid Sets the UUID of the COMPLEX. The UUID argument must be 1 to 36 characters
} long including alpha-numeric values between 0-9, A-F and a-f. Should also allow
dash (-) characters. To run this command MFG MODE must be ENABLED. The OA
must be rebooted to propagate this information.
SET DATE <mmddHHMM> [{ Sets the enclosure date (mm/dd/yyyy), time (hh:mm) and time zone. The time is in
CC } YY] [TZ] 24-hour format. CC, YY, and TZ fields are optional. If left blank, the current
settings remain in effect. The following date command can be used on your unix or
linux OS to output a date string that matches in input format for set date: date
"+%m%d%H%M%Y %Z"
SET DEVICE SERIAL_NUMBER Sets the serial number of the specified Storage, Tape or I/O Expansion blade. This
BLADE <bay number> operation may NOT be performed on SD2 cell blades.
"<serial number>"
SET DISPLAY EVENTS { ON Turns on or off the displaying of events that are triggered by status changes in the
| OFF } system. This command is specific to the current CLI session and must be issued for
every CLI session to display events in that session.
SET EBIPA { BLADE | Sets Enclosure Bay IP Addressing settings, including starting IP address, net mask,
INTERCONNECT } { NETMASK default gateway, primary or secondary NPT server (interconnects only), and
<netmask> | GATEWAY
domain name for the specified bay type. If no bay numbers are given when setting
<gateway> | NTP {
PRIMARY | SECONDARY } <ip address> then all the bays are assigned an IP address in the range starting
<ip address> | DOMAIN from the <ip address>. The keyword NONE may be used in place of <ip address>,
"<domain name>" | <ip <netmask>, or <gateway> to clear the IP address. The keyword LOCAL can be
address> [<netmask> | used in place of <ip address> to indicate that a local address within the OA
{LOCAL} [ALL | <bay management subnet should be used.
number> [{ , | - } <bay
number>]] }
SET ENCLOSURE { ASSET | NAME | PART_NUMBER | POWER_CAP |
POWER_CAP_BAYS_TO_EXCLUDE | PDU_TYPE | SERIAL_NUMBER |
UID }
SET ENCLOSURE ASSET { Sets the enclosure asset tag. Asset tag must be 0 ~ 32 characters in length.
TAG } "<asset tag>" Acceptable characters include alphanumeric, dash and underscores.
SET ENCLOSURE NAME Sets the enclosure name. Enclosure name must be 1 ~ 32 characters in length.
"<enclosure name>" Acceptable characters include alphanumeric, dash and underscores.
SET ENCLOSURE Set the enclosure's part number. The part number must be 10 characters in length.
PART_NUMBER "<part The first character must be a number. The rest may be alphanumeric or dash
number>"
characters.
SET ENCLOSURE POWER_CAP Sets the Enclosure Dynamic Power Cap in watts AC. OFF disables Enclosure
{ <number> | OFF } Dynamic Power Cap.
SET ENCLOSURE Specifies bays to omit from Enclosure Dynamic Power Cap. Blades in omitted bays
POWER_CAP_BAYS_TO_EXCLUD are treated as unmanaged components of the system. Any blades in bays not
E { NONE | [ALL | <bay
specified are managed. You can exclude no more than 1/4th of the bays.
number> [{ - | , } <bay
number>]] }
SET ENCLOSURE PDU_TYPE Sets the enclosure's power distribution unit or PDU type. <pdu type> may be a
<pdu type> number between 1 and 4. 1 represents Single Phase, 2 represents Three Phase, 3
represents Three Phase, Int. 4 represents DC and 5 represents Single Phase IPD.

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Command Description
SET ENCLOSURE Sets the enclosure's serial number. The serial number must be 10 characters in
SERIAL_NUMBER "<serial length. Acceptable characters include alphanumeric, dash and underscores.
number>"
SET ENCLOSURE UID { ON | Toggles the UID (Unit Identification LED) on the enclosure.
OFF }
SET FACTORY Restores the Onboard Administrator to its factory defaults. The Administrator
account password does not change.
SET GPSM UID {ALL, <gpsm Sets the UID LED on the specified GPSM or ALL GPSMs present in the enclosure.
number>}
SET HPSIM TRUST MODE Sets the HP SIM single sign-on mode. When enabled trusted applications are
[CERTIFICATE {ON} | granted access to Onboard Administrator GUI data without requiring additional
DISABLED {OFF}]
authentication. Mode CERTIFICATE (or ON) trusts only applications whose
certificate has been uploaded to the OA. See DOWNLOAD HPSIM CERTIFICATE, and
SHOW HPSIM INFO for more information.
SET INTERCONNECT UID { Turns a interconnect UID LED on or off.
ALL | <bay number> [{ ,
| - } <bay number>] } {
ON | OFF }
SET IPCONFIG { DHCP | Configures IP settings for the OA to either DHCP mode or to static mode.
STATIC }
SET LDAP { GROUP ACCESS | GROUP DESCRIPTION | PORT | SEARCH |
SERVER | NAME MAP }
SET LDAP GROUP ACCESS Sets the LDAP group access level. Additionally, the ASSIGN OA command should be
"<group name>" { used to give an LDAP group rights to the OA. All active LDAP group sessions are
ADMINISTRATOR | OPERATOR
logged out.
| USER }
SET LDAP GROUP Sets the description field for the LDAP group. The description field must be 0 ~ 58
DESCRIPTION “<group characters in length. Acceptable characters include alphanumeric, dash,
name>” “<description>”
underscore and spaces. You must use double quotes if the group name or
description field contains spaces or contains zero characters. Only users who have
administrative access can modify the description of an LDAP group.
SET LDAP PORT <port Sets the TCP port number of the LDAP SSL service. Port 636 is the standard value,
number> the valid range is from port 1 through 65535.
SET LDAP SEARCH { 1 | 2 Sets a search context used to locate users and groups in the directory. Values
| 3 } “<search context>” should be enclosed in quotes.
SET LDAP SERVER { <ip Sets the IP Address or DNS name of the LDAP server used for authentication. DNS
address> | <dns name> } name must be up to 64 characters in length.
SET LDAP NAME MAP { ON | Sets NT name mapping on or off. NT name mapping allows users to enter Active
OFF } directory user names.
SET NTP { PRIMARY | SECONDARY }
SET NTP PRIMARY <ip Sets the primary server used for synchronizing time/date using the Network Time
address> Protocol (NTP).
SET NTP SECONDARY <ip Sets the secondary server used for synchronizing time/date using the Network
address> Time Protocol (NTP).
SET LLF INTERVAL Sets the Link Loss Failover Interval. Note this feature only takes effect when a
<seconds> redundant OA module is installed.
SET NIC { AUTO | FORCED Configures the external NIC for Auto-negotiation or forced Link settings.
}

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Command Description
SET OA { GATEWAY | NAME Sets the Onboard Administrator name, default gateway, or toggles the UID on the
| UID | USB } [<bay OA. If <bay number> is not provided, the SET OA command defaults to the Active
number>]
OA.
SET PARTITION DVD Connects or disconnects the specified partition from the enclosure DVD drive.
{CONNECT | DISCONNECT} DISCONNECT detaches any URL in addition to the enclosure DVD.
{nPartition number or
name} [:vPartition
number or name]
SET PASSWORD [ Sets the password of the current user account. The <password> field is optional
“<password>” ] but failure to enter a password results in the system prompting you for a
password. Passwords must be 3 ~ 40 characters in length. Acceptable characters
include any printable character.
SET POWER { MODE | LIMIT Configures various power subsystem settings. Mode limits the power budget
| SAVINGS } based on the way power supplies are teamed up. Limit imposes a hard limit on
how much power the subsystem can consume from the inlets. Savings tries to
maximize power supply efficiency, resulting in less power consumption.
SET RACK NAME “<rack Sets the rack name. Rack name must be 1 ~ 32 characters in length. Acceptable
name>” characters include alphanumeric, dash and underscores.
SET SCRIPT [ MODE ] { ON Sets script mode on or off. Script mode prevents commands from prompting for
| OFF } input or confirmation. All actions are performed without confirmation. Default
values are used for any parameters that normally require user interaction. This
setting is only effective for the current CLI session.
SET SNMP { COMMUNITY | CONTACT | LOCATION }
SET SNMP COMMUNITY { Sets the SNMP Community read or write string. SNMP Read or Write
READ | WRITE } Community strings must be 0 – 20 characters in length. Acceptable characters for
“<community name>”
both strings include any printable character.
SET SNMP CONTACT Sets the name of the system contact. The <contact> field must be 0 ~ 20
“<contact>” characters in length. Acceptable characters include alphanumeric, dash,
underscore and spaces. You must use double quotes around the contact if it
includes spaces.
SET SNMP LOCATION Sets the SNMP location of the Enclosure. The <location> field must be 0 ~ 20
“<location>” characters in length. Acceptable characters include alphanumeric, dash,
underscore and spaces. You must use double quotes around the contact if it
includes spaces.
SET TIMEZONE “<time Sets the time zone. Please consult your manual for appropriate timezone strings.
zone>” Some that are commonly used: CET, CST6CDT, EET, EST, EST5EDT, GB, GMT, HST,
MET, MST, MST7MDT, NZ, PRC, PST8PDT, UCT, UTC.
SET USER { CONTACT | FULLNAME | PASSWORD | ACCESS | CERTIFICATE }
SET USER ACCESS “<user Sets the user access level. Additionally, the ASSIGN command should be used to
name>” { ADMINISTRATOR | give a user access rights to the OA, blade bays, or interconnect bays. All active user
OPERATOR | USER }
sessions are logged out.
SET USER CERTIFICATE Maps a certificate to user account.
<username> <end marker>
<certificate> <end
marker>
SET USER CONTACT [ Sets the contact information field for a user. The user name is optional. If user
“<user name>” ] name is not specified then the contact information is set for the current user. The
“<contact info>”
<contact info> field must be up to 20 characters in length. Acceptable characters
include alphanumeric, dash, underscore and spaces. You must use double quotes
if the contact info field contains spaces. Only users who have Administrative
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Command Description
SET USER FULLNAME [ Sets the full name field for a user. The user name is optional. If user name is not
“<user name>” ] “<full specified, the full name is set for the current user. The <full name> field must be
name>”
up to 20 characters in length. Acceptable characters include alphanumeric, dash,
underscore and spaces. You must use double quotes if the full name field contains
spaces. Only users who have Administrative access can modify the full name of a
user account other than their own.
SET USER PASSWORD “<user Sets a user’s password. If you do not supply a password on the command line you
name>” [“<new are prompted for one. Passwords are 3 ~ 40 characters and can contain any
password>”]
printable character. Only Enclosure Administrators can modify another user’s
password.
SET XFM UID { ALL | <xfm Sets the UID LED on the specified XFM or ALL XFMs present in the enclosure.
number> [{ - | , } <xfm
number>] } { ON | OFF }
SET MINIMUM PASSWORD Sets a minimum length for passwords. When set, a user’s password must contain
LENGTH <length> at least the number of characters specified.
SET REMOTE SYSLOG { Configures the remote system log blade or port or IP address or DNS name for
BLADE | PORT | SERVER } remote system log messages.
SET SESSION TIMEOUT Sets the number of minutes before inactive sessions are removed. The default
<timeout> setting is 1440. The session timeout can be disabled by setting the timeout value
to zero. NOTE: If the session timeout value is lowered, currently inactive sessions
may be removed.
SHOW { ALL | ARCHIVE | BLADE | CA | CAE | COMPLEX | CONFIG |
DATE | DEVICE | DISPLAY EVENT(S) | DVD | EBIPA |
ENCLOSURE | ENCRYPTION | ERRDUMP | FPL | FRU | GPSM |
HPSIM INFO | HR | INTERCONNECT | LDAP | LIVELOGS |
NETWORK | OA | PARTITION | PASSWORD SETTINGS | POWER |
RACK NAME | SEL | SESSION TIMEOUT | SNMP | SOLUTIONSID
| SSHFINGERPRINT | SSHKEY | SYSLOG | TOPOLOGY |
TWOFACTOR | UPDATE | URB | USBKEY | USER | VCMODE | VLAN
| XFM }
SHOW ALL Executes SHOW commands in succession (ex. SHOW CONFIG, SHOW DATE, SHOW
EBIPA...). To capture output configure your telnet software to either log the
session to a file or increase the history buffer size so the output can be copied and
pasted into another file.
SHOW ARCHIVE Displays a list of firmware images, configuration scripts and logs present in the
enclosure Archive Storage.
SHOW BLADE { BOOT | DVD | INFO | LIST | NAMES | STATUS | TEMP |
PORT MAP | POWERDELAY }
SHOW BLADE BOOT { ALL | Displays the boot order and one-time boot device for the specified server or range
<bay number> [ { - | , } of servers. These settings correspond to the server's boot settings in the ROM-
<bay number> ] }
Based Setup Utility (RBSU).
SHOW BLADE DVD { ALL | Displays the DVD connection status for the specified blade or range of blades.
<bay number> [ { , | - }
<bay number> ] }
SHOW BLADE INFO { ALL | Displays a brief description of blade in the specified blade or range of blades.
<bay number> [ { , | - }
<bay number> ] }
SHOW BLADE LIST Displays a brief description of all blades to which the current user has access.
SHOW BLADE NAMES Displays a brief description of all blades to which the current user has access.
SHOW BLADE STATUS { ALL Displays the current status of the blade in the specified blade or range of blades.
| <bay number> [ { , | -
} <bay number> ] }

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Command Description
SHOW BLADE TEMP { ALL | Displays temperature sensor information for the specified blade or range of
<bay number> [ { , | - } blades.
<bay number> ] }
SHOW BLADE PORT MAP { Displays the blade to interconnect bay port mapping for the specified blade or
ALL | <bay number> [ { , range of blades.
| - } <bay number> ] }
SHOW BLADE POWERDELAY { Displays the PowerDelay status for the specified blade or range of blades.
ALL | <bay number> [ { -
| , } <bay number> ] }
SHOW CA CERTIFICATE Displays the details of the CA certificates that have been imported.
SHOW CAE Displays or clears the Core Analysis Engine event log.
This command can be used to view the indications using the following options: (-
L) [(-e) ([eq|ne|le|ge][:](0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7))]| (-L) [(-
e) ([bw][:](0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7) , (0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7))] :
Search based on severity values: Unknown(0), Other(1),
Information(2), Degraded/Warning(3), Minor(4),
Major(5), Critical(6), Fatal/NonRecoverable(7)
(-L) [(-i) (<Event ID> [,<Event ID>]) : Search based on
Event Id
(-L) [(-v) (<event category name> | all)] : Search based
on event category name or view all category names
(-L) [(-p) (<npar[:vpar]>|complex)] : Search based on
partition id or complex
(-L) [(-t) [eq|le|ge][:]<mm:dd:yyyy:hh:mi:ss> ] | (-L)
[(-t) [bw][:]<mm:dd:yyyy:hh:mi:ss>,
<mm:dd:yyyy:hh:mi:ss>] : Search based on time of event
generation
(-L) [(-r) ([%] <summary> [%])] : Search based on
summary string
(-L) [(-s) [asc|desc][:](id|time|severity|category)] :
Sort on eventid,time,severity or category
(-L) [(-o) <offset>] : Display from offset <offset>
(-L) [(-c) <count>] : Display <count> number of events
(-E) (-n) <Sl.No> : Display event details with serial
number equal to <Sl.No>
(-E) (-a) <alert id> : Display event details with alert
id equal to <alert id>
(-C) (-p) (<npar[:vpar]>|complex) : Clear events based
on partitionid or complex
(-G) [on|off|alert|device|status] :
Enable/Disable/Enable HP_AlertIndication/Enable
HP_DeviceIndication/Display status for Athena One Stop
Fault Management
[-h] : Display usage of this command
SHOW COMPLEX INFO Displays general information about the complex. This command is only available
from the monarch OA.
SHOW COMPLEX STATUS Displays current operational status about the complex. This command is only
available from the monarch OA.
SHOW CONFIG Displays the current Enclosure configuration to the terminal. You can then capture
the output and store it as a file.
SHOW DATE Displays the current date, time, and time zone settings of the enclosure’s internal
clock.
SHOW DEVICE Display the serial number of the blade specified by the <bay number>.
SERIAL_NUMBER BLADE <bay
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Command Description
SHOW DISPLAY EVENTS Displays current status of the display event setting.
SHOW DVD INFO Displays information about the DVD.
SHOW DVD STATUS Displays status of local enclosure DVD module.
SHOW EBIPA [ Displays Enclosure Bay IP Addressing information.
INTERCONNECT | BLADE ]
SHOW ENCLOSURE { FAN | INFO | LCD | POWER_CAP |
POWER_CAP_BAYS_TO_EXCLUDE | POWERSUPPLY | STATUS | TEMP
}
SHOW ENCLOSURE FAN { ALL Displays information about and current status of the specified enclosure fan.
| <fan number> [ { - | ,
} <fan number> ] }
SHOW ENCLOSURE INFO Displays information about the enclosure and the included options.
SHOW ENCLOSURE LCD Displays information about the LCD display.
SHOW ENCLOSURE POWER_CAP Displays the current Enclosure Dynamic Power Cap in watts.
SHOW ENCLOSURE Displays the bays in the enclosure that are exempt from the Enclosure Dynamic
POWER_CAP_BAYS_TO_EXCLUD Power Cap.
E
SHOW ENCLOSURE Displays a detailed summary of the enclosure's present power state.
POWER_SUMMARY Administrator account privileges are required.
SHOW ENCLOSURE Displays general information and current status for the specified power supply or
POWERSUPPLY { ALL | range of power supplies.
<power supply number> [
{ , | - } <power supply
number> ] }
SHOW ENCLOSURE STATUS Displays the basic health and status of the enclosure subsystem.
SHOW ENCLOSURE TEMP Displays current status of thermal sensors in the Enclosure. Temperatures are
displayed in Celsius and Fahrenheit.
SHOW ENCRYPTION Displays the ENCRYPTION setting. In STRONG mode, only FIPS 140-2 approved
algorithms including AES, 3DES, and SHA are permitted.
SHOW ERRDUMP Displays the raw error logs generated by the Error Logging Services.
Usage:
errdump <logtype> [nPar:<nPar#>]
errdump clear <logtype>
errdump dir <logtype> [nPar:<nPar#>]
errdump bundle_id <bundle_id>
errdump pdhc <logtype> [<chassis#>:<slot#>]
pdhc – errdump command dumps the error log content of
the long-term storage space on the PDHC identified by
the chassis and slot or dumps all PDHCs.
dir – errdump command lists the available log bundle IDs
of the chosen logtype.
bundle_id – errdump command dumps the log identified by
the specified bundle ID
logtype – Available choices are: mca, init, cmc, cpe,
hr, all(except init).
clear – Specifies to clear a specified log or all logs.
SHOW FPL Start interactive session for viewing of Forward Progress Log (FPL) data. This
command is only supported on the Monarch OA.

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Command Description
SHOW FRU Displays information about a Field Replaceable Unit (FRU).
The FRU Summary section provides information on all FRUs within the enclosure.
Information provided in this section can quickly aid the administrator in contacting
HP Customer Service for troubleshooting, repair, and ordering replacements.
SHOW HPSIM INFO Displays the Onboard Administrator's (OA) current Single Sign-On for HP SIM
configuration. The data includes the current HP SIM TRUST MODE (see SET HPSIM
TRUST MODE command) and a list of certificates and names for which the OA is
configured to trust.
SHOW HR Connects to the Health Repository UI. This command is only supported on the
Monarch OA. The HR commands include:
ACQUIT – Manually acquits a specified component
DECONFIGURE – Manually deconfigures a specified component.
DIMMERR – Displays all DIMM errors.
INDICT – Manually indicts a specified component.
SHOW ACQUIT - Lists all recently acquitted indicted components for the complex.
SHOW DECONFIG - Lists all components that are currently deconfigured or have a
pending deconfiguration request.
SHOW INDICT - Lists all currently indicted components for the complex.
SHOW [FRU] - Lists the entire installation and health history of the specified
physical location.
TEST CAMNET - Performs an active test of the CAMNet manageability fabric.
TEST FABRIC - Performs an active test of the CAMNet manageability fabric.
TEST CLOCKS – Tests the global GPSM clocks.
SHOW INTERCONNECT { INFO Displays information about interconnect modules.
| LIST | PORT MAP | Interconnect info includes interconnect type, manufacturer name, product name,
POWERDELAY | SESSION(S)
product part number, product version, product serial number, and asset tag for
| STATUS } { ALL | <bay
number> [ { , | - } <bay the specified interconnect(s). Interconnect status includes status information, UID
number> ] } state, and health state for the specified interconnect(s). Interconnect list shows
the list of interconnect bays with interconnect type, manufacturer, power, health,
and UID state. Interconnect port map shows the port mapping information for the
specified interconnect(s). Interconnect sessions shows which user(s), if any, have
serial console sessions in progress for each interconnect. Interconnect powerdelay
shows the status and delay times for the specified interconnect(s).
SHOW LDAP { INFO | Displays the LDAP settings, certificates, and group rights information.
CERTIFICATE | GROUP }
SHOW LIVELOGS Starts an interactive session for viewing of logs as they occur. This command is
only supported on the Monarch OA.
SHOW NETWORK Displays network settings of Onboard Administrator.

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Command Description
SHOW OA { CERTIFICATE | Displays the certificate, information, network configuration or status of the
INFO | NETWORK | STATUS Onboard Administrator.
| USB } { ALL | <bay
number> [ { , | - } <bay
number> ] }
SHOW OA STATUS [ ALL | Displays health status for the Onboard Administrator. If the Onboard
<bay number> [ { , | - } Administrator is not specified, the command defaults to the Active OA.
<bay number> ] ]
SHOW PARTITION { INFO | DVD | CONSOLELOG }
SHOW PARTITION INFO { Displays information about the specified Partition. If vPartition argument is given,
nPartition number or this command displays the vPartition information. The VERBOSE option is only
name [ :vPartition name
supported for individual nPartitions
or number ] | ALL }
[VERBOSE]
SHOW PARTITION DVD { Displays the DVD connection status for the specified partition.
nPartition number or
name } [:vPartition
number or name]
SHOW PARTITION Displays the console log for the specified partition. After this command is run, you
CONSOLELOG { nPartition can dump the entire console log by typing a “g”, then typing “2200000” at the
name or number }
colon prompt, then pressing enter. The console log viewr uses the Linux less
[:vPartition number]
command to display its contents. Type “h” for more display options.
SHOW POWER Displays current power configuration.
SHOW RACK { NAME } Displays the user-defined rack name setting for the enclosure.
SHOW SEL Starts an interactive session for viewing of System Error Log (SEL) data. This
command is only supported on the Monarch OA.
SHOW SNMP Displays the Onboard Administrator’s current SNMP configuration.
SHOW SOLUTIONSID Displays Solutions ID.
SHOW SSHKEY Displays the contents of the existing Secure Shell authorized keys file.
SHOW SSHFINGERPRINT Displays the key fingerprint of the Onboard Administrator’s host public key.
SHOW SYSLOG { BLADE { Displays the syslog for the specified blade or the active Onboard Administrator.
ALL | [<bay number> { ,
| - } <bay number>] } |
ENCLOSURE | OA [<bay
number>] | SETTINGS }
SHOW SYSLOG OA [ <bay Displays the syslog for the Onboard Administrator. If no bay number is given, the
number> | ACTIVE | active Onboard Administrator's syslog is displayed.
STANDBY ]
SHOW TOPOLOGY Displays the enclosures connected by the enclosure link in a table with the
enclosures’ name, UUID, overall health and IP address. The enclosure with ‘Yes’
under the ‘Local’ column is where the user is logged in.
SHOW TWOFACTOR { INFO } Displays the configuration details for Two factor authentication.

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Command Description
SHOW UPDATE { ALL | Displays enclosure components that are available for firmware upgrade.
BLADE [ ALL | <location>
[ { , | - } <location> ]
] | CONFIG | FAN [ ALL |
<location> [ { , | - }
<location> ] ] |
FIRMWARE | ICBAY [ ALL |
<location> [ { , | - }
<location> ] ] | LCD |
NPARTITION { nPartition
name or number | ALL } |
TRAY }
SHOW UPDATE FIRMWARE Displays the configured Superdome firmware version and lists any of the following
Superdome devices whose installed firmware version differs from the system's
configured firmware version: blade, XFM, OA, GPSM.
SHOW UPDATE NPARTITION Displays the configured partition firmware version for the specified or all
partitions, and lists any blades whose installed firmware version differs from the
assigned partition's configured partition version.
SHOW URB Displays the Utility Ready Blade (URB) reporting settings.
SHOW USER [ LIST | Displays general user information, the user’s access level and bays assigned to the
“<user name>” ] user. Information about the current user is displayed if “user name” or LIST is not
given.
SHOW VLAN Displays VLAN settings.
SHOW GPSM INFO { ALL | Displays the information about the specified GPSM or ALL GPSM present in the
<gpsm number> [ { - | , enclosure.
} <gpsm number> ] }
SHOW GPSM STATUS { ALL | Displays the status information about the specified GPSM or ALL GPSM present in
<gpsm number> [{ - | , } the enclosure.
<gpsm number>] }
SHOW XFM { INFO | LIST | STATUS }
SHOW XFM INFO { ALL | Displays the information about the specified XFM or ALL XFM present in the
<xfm number> [ { - | , } enclosure.
<xfm number> ] }
SHOW XFM LIST Displays the information about ALL XFM bays on the enclosure.
SHOW XFM STATUS { ALL | Displays the status information about the specified XFM or ALL XFM present in the
<xfm number> { [ - | , ] enclosure.
<xfm number> ] }
SHOW PASSWORD SETTINGS Displays the current minimum password length and strong password settings.
SHOW SESSION TIMEOUT Displays the current OA user session timeout. The session timeout is the number
of minutes before inactive sessions is removed.
SHOW USBKEY Displays a list of Firmware images, configuration scripts and ISO images present
on the enclosure USB media.
SHOW VCMODE Displays the Virtual Connect Mode settings.
SLEEP <seconds> Pauses the sessions for a fixed period of time. Useful for adding delays to scripts.
The <seconds> field can be any whole number from 1 to 86400. NOTE: Once the
pause has started there is no way to continue the session before time runs out,
but you can always terminate the session and start another one.
TC [ nPartition number Performs TOC on a specified partition. Note: When using the command without any
or name ] [ :vPartition argument a list of the available partitions is displayed.
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Command Description
TEST { ALERTMAIL | LDAP Sends a test AlertMail message, test LDAP configuration, send a SNMP test trap, or
| SNMP | SYSLOG | WSMAN} send a test remote syslog message.
TOC PARTITION { Sends a request to init the specified partition. It resets a partition through TOC
nPartition number or (Transfer of Control) signal. An OVERRIDE option is required to affect a change in
name } [:vPartition
mode or when a destructive operation needs to be applied to all vPars in an nPar.
number or name]
[OVERRIDE] This command can only be executed from the Monarch OA.

UNASSIGN { BLADE | INTERCONNECT } { ALL | <bay number> [ { , | -

} <bay number> ] } { “<user name>” | LDAP GROUP “<LDAP
group name>” } *OR* UNASSIGN OA { “<user name>” | LDAP
GROUP “<LDAP group name>” }
UNASSIGN BLADE { ALL | Removes specified blade or blades from control of the user or group to which it is
<bay number> [ { , | - } currently assigned.
<bay number> ] } {
“<user name>” | LDAP
GROUP “<LDAP group
name>” }
UNASSIGN INTERCONNECT { Removes specified interconnect or interconnects from control of the user or group
ALL | <bay number> [ { , to which it is currently assigned.
| - } <bay number> ] } {
“<user name | LDAP GROUP
<LDAP group name>” }
UNASSIGN PARCON_ADMIN { Removes Partion Configuration Administration privileges from the specified user
"<user name>" | LDAP or group.
GROUP "<LDAP group
name>" }
UNASSIGN PARTITION { ALL Unassign all or enumerated partition privilege rights to an existing user or group.
| <nPartition
Number>[:<vPartition
Number>] [ , <nPartition
Number:<vPartition
Number> ] } { "<user
name>" | LDAP GROUP
"<LDAP group name>" }
UPDATE { DEVICE | FIRMWARE | NPARTITION | SHOW | BLADE | ILO}
UPDATE BLADE Downloads a new firmware bundle from the network and uses it to update the
<blade_path> <URL> nPartition firmware on the specified blade, which must be unassigned.
[FORCE] {REINSTALL]
[NOEXECUTE]
UPDATE DEVICE { ALL | Executes the upgrade process on one or more available enclosure components (if
LCD | BLADE | COMPLEX | required).
TRAY | FAN | ICBAY }
UPDATE FIRMWARE { <uri> Downloads a new firmware bundle from remote uri location. Works with the
} [ALL] [FORCE] following Superdome devices: blade (Superdome model), XFM, OA, GPSM and the
[REINSTALL] [NOEXECUTE]
iLO in Superdome blades. Supported sources can be from the Archive, USB or
network protocols: http, ftp, and tftp. Administrator account privileges are
required with OA bay access.
UPDATE ILO [ALL | Downloads a new firmware bundle from the network and uses it to update the iLO
<bay_number>] <URL> 3 firmware.
[FORCE] [REINSTALL]
[NOEXECUTE]

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Command Description
UPDATE NPARTITION {ALL | Downloads a new firmware bundle from the network and uses it to update the
<nPar name or number>} nPartition firmware on all partitions or on the specified partition.
<URL> [FORCE]
[REINSTALL] [NOEXECUTE]
UPDATE SHOW { ALL | Displays enclosure components that are available for microcode upgrade.
BLADE [ ALL | <location>
[ { , | - } <location>
] ] | CONFIG | FAN [ ALL
| <location> [ { , | - }
<location> ] ] |
FIRMWARE | ICBAY [ ALL |
<location> [ { , | - }
<location> ] ] |
LCD | NPARTITION {
nPartition name or
number | ALL } | TRAY }
UPDATE SHOW FIRMWARE Displays the configured Superdome firmware version and lists any of the following
Superdome devices whose installed firmware version differs from the system’s
configured firmware version: blade, XFM, OA, GPSM.
UPDATE SHOW NPARTITION Displays the configured partition firmware version for the specified or all
{ nPartition name or partitions, and lists any blades whose installed firmware version differs from the
number | ALL }
assigned partition's configured partition version.
UPLOAD { CONFIG | DEBUG | PARCONFIG | SUPPORTDUMP | SYSLOG }
UPLOAD CONFIG { “<url>” Uploads a script to the specified url which duplicates the current runtime
| USB “<filename>” } configuration. Supported protocols are ftp, tftp, and usb. The url should be
formatted as: protocol://host/path/filename If your FTP server does not support
anonymous logins, you can specify a username and password within the url
formatted as: ftp://username:password@host/path/filename. To save a
configuration file to a USB key, use the USB command and provide a filename.
UPLOAD DEBUG { <url> | Uploads all the OA and PDHCs logs of the Complex generated after a crash to a url,
ARCHIVE <"directory"> | Archive Storage, or the USB thumb drive connected to the enclosure.
USB <"directory"> }
UPLOAD PARCONFIG { Uploads the complex partition configuration to an archive, URL, or USB connected
ARCHIVE <file> | USB to the enclosure. Supported protocols are: http, ftp, tftp, usb, Archive Storage.
<file> | <URL> }
UPLOAD SYSLOG {“<URL>”} Uploads the OA syslog history to a <URL> or USB connected to the enclosure.

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Appendix B

The table below presents a summary of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
commands used with the HP Integrity Superdome X server with descriptions from the
HELP command.
To access the UEFI shell, select S or s from the UEFI Front Page menu.
After initialization, enter ? at the command prompt to see a list of available commands.
Each command is accompanied by a short description.
Type help <command> to get more information about the syntax and function of a
specific command.

Command Description
? Displays the UEFI Shell command list or verbose command help.
alias Displays, creates, or deletes the UEFI Shell aliases.
attrib Displays or changes the attributes of files or directories.
autoboot Sets or views the autoboot timeout and retries.
bcfg Displays or modifies the driver/boot configuration.
boottest Turns the specific speedyboot bits on or off.
cd Displays or changes the current directory.
cls Clears the standard output and optionally changes background color.
comp Compares the contents of two files.
connect Connects one or more UEFI drivers to a device.
cp Copies one or more files or directories to another location.
date Displays or changes the current system date.
dblk Displays one or more blocks from a block device.
dbprofile Manages the direct boot profiles.
default Sets the default values.
devices Displays the list of devices managed by UEFI drivers.
devtree Displays the UEFI driver model compliant device tree.
dh Displays UEFI handle information.
disconnect Disconnects one or more UEFI drivers from a device.
dmem Displays the contents of memory.
dmpstore Displays all UEFI NVRAM variables.
drivers Displays the UEFI driver list.
drvcfg Invokes the driver configuration protocol.

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Command Description
drvdiag Invokes the driver diagnostics protocol.
echo Controls the batch file command echoing or displays a message.
edit Provides a full screen editor for ASCII or UNICODE files.
eficompress Compresses a file.
efidecompress Decompresses a file.
else Identifies the code executed when 'if' is FALSE.
endfor Ends a ‘for’ loop.
endif Ends the block of a script controlled by an 'if' statement.
exit Exits the UEFI Shell environment.
for Executes the commands for each item in a set of items.
ftp Performs an FTP operation.
getmtc Gets the MTC from BootServices and displays it.
goto Forces the batch file execution to jump to specified location.
help Displays the UEFI Shell command list or verbose command help.
hexedit Provides a full screen hex editor.
if Executes commands in specified conditions.
ifconfig Modifies the default IP address of UEFI IPv4 network stack.
ifconfig6 Displays or modifies IPv6 configuration for network interface.
info Displays the hardware information.
input Takes user input and places it in a UEFI variable.
ioconfig Deconfigures or reconfigures the I/O components or settings.
lanaddress Displays the LAN devices.
lanboot Starts a LAN boot.
load Loads and optionally connects one or more EFI drivers.
loadpcirom Loads a PCI option ROM.
ls Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
map Displays or defines mappings.
memmap Displays the memory map.
mkdir Creates one or more directories.
mm Displays or modifies MEM/MMIO/IO/PCI/PCIE address space.
mode Displays or changes the console output device mode.
mv Moves one or more files or directories to another location.
openinfo Displays the protocols and agents associated with a handle.

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Command Description
parse Makes a PAL procedure call.
pause Prints a message and waits for keyboard input.
pci Displays PCI device list or PCI function configuration space.
ping Pings a target machine with UEFI IPv4 network stack.
ping6 Pings a target machine with UEFI IPv6 network stack.
reconnect Reconnects one or more UEFI drivers to a device.
reset Resets the system.
rm Deletes one or more files or directories.
search Connects drivers for bootable devices.
sermode Sets serial port attributes.
set Displays or modifies UEFI Shell environment variables.
setsize Sets the size of a file.
setvar Changes the value of a UEFI variable.
shift Shifts batch file input parameter positions.
smbiosview Displays SMBIOS information.
stall Stalls the processor for the specified number of microseconds.
tftp Performs a TFTP operation.
time Displays or changes the current system time.
timezone Displays or sets time zone information.
touch Updates filename timestamp with current system date and time.
type Displays file contents.
unload Unloads a UEFI driver.
ver Displays UEFI firmware version information.
vol Displays or changes a file system volume label.
xchar Turns on/off extended character features.

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UEFI command differences

This table lists the UEFI shell commands that are available in HP Integrity Superdome 2
Enterprise Servers but are not available in HP Integrity Superdome X servers.
Command Description
conconfig Configures consoles and set/view primary operating system console.
dui Passes control to the DUI interface.
errdump Display error logs for MCA, INIT, CPE, and CMC errors. This function is now
in the OA errdump command.
guid Displays all registered EFI GUIDs.
memtofile Dumps a specified chunk of memory to a file.
mount Mounts a file system on a block device.
palproc Makes a PAL procedure call.
salproc Makes a SAL procedure call.
tapeboot Boots from tape.

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Appendix C

ACPI
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface—An industry specification defining an
extensible interface for system configuration and power management. It superseded the
Plug and Play, Advanced Power Management, and Multiprocessor Specifications. ACPI is
the primary runtime platform interface for operating systems the run on HP Integrity
Superdome X platforms.
ACPI_CID
ACPI plug-and-play-compatible device ID—The ID number assigned by Microsoft
Corporation for a plug-and-play-compatible device.
ACPI_HID
ACPI hardware ID—The ID number assigned by Microsoft Corporation for a plug-and-play
(or EISA) hardware device.
AER
Advanced error reporting—PCIe error management capability. Compared to legacy PCI,
PCIe offers significantly more control and logging information in the event of an error.
AER also allows the source of an error to be identified.
Agent access partition memory
Agent Access Partition Memory (AA-PM)—Memory that is interleaved across one or more
blades, with memory accesses going through blade agents (contrast with DA-PM).
AMC
Application Management Console—Part of Insight-Remote Support, this is a web GUI
into multiple databases including the Support Automation Database (see SADB), the call
logging systems (case assignments to support engineers), and the repository for the
post-processed event indications. This is where binary CPE/CMC/MCA logs are stored
alongside the post-processed event indications and where the special case
Superdome2_FW event indications are archived such that Engineering can directly review
their status or occurrences.
ASIC
Application-specific integrated circuit—A custom-designed integrated circuit created for
a specific use in the Integrity Superdome X system.
BBRAM
Battery-backed RAM.
BBWC
Battery-backed write cache.
BCH
Boot console handler.

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BEN
Blade Entitlement Number.
BI
Business intelligence—The skills, processes, technologies, applications and practices
used to support decision making.
BPS
Bulk power supply. There are 12 bulk power supplies in the main HP BladeSystem
Superdome enclosure.
CAE
Core Analysis Engine—Part of the Error Analysis Engine that analyzes chipset and other
errors and sends ws-manage alerts to external monitoring applications.
CAMNet
Complex Area Management Network—A redundant, switched Ethernet network over
which the elements of the Integrity Superdome X manageability subsystem
communicate.
CAMNet completer module
The Complex Area Management Network (CAMNet) completer module maintains the
manageability fabric in the Integrity Superdome X system if there are no blades installed
in the first two blade slots in the HP BladeSystem Superdome enclosure. Based on
Gigabit Ethernet, CAMNet is the management fabric that connects all MHW entities that
need to communicate with each other.
CCM
See CAMNet completer module.
CEC
Core electronics complex—The management system on a server blade that uses the
sx3000 w/PREMA 2 chipset.
CFW
CEC firmware—Firmware that runs on the OA and PDHC that manages the sx3000
w/PREMA 2 chipset including crossbar fabric initialization, low-level memory
configuration and management, and MCA handling. It also includes the logic that sets up
and configures partitions in the CEC and provides support for the Error Analysis Engine
and error log collection.
CIM
Common Information Model—A DMTF standard that defines the transactions that occur
between a CIM client and CIM server to provide fault management for computing
resources. CIM is used with the WBEM standard.
CIO
Core I/O.

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CLI
Command line interface—An interface that uses commands to interact with the console
firmware or operating system to control and manage a computer system. Same as TUI.
Compare with GUI.
CMC
Corrected machine check.
CMI
Complex management intelligence—CMI includes those hardware and platform firmware
components that provide services for booting and managing a Integrity Superdome X
complex.
CMS
Central management station—A server which runs HP-SIM and the associated
management software.
CNA
Converged Network Adapter.
Complex
An enclosure or group of enclosures linked together to partition and share processing
power. A complex is under the control of a single, active, monarch OA.
CPE
Correctable platform error.
CRAC
Computer room air conditioner.
CRAH
Compute room air handler.
CRM
Customer relationship management—The methods and processes that a company uses
to interact with its customers.
Crossbar module
The crossbar module provides routing support for system fabric links via the crossbar
ASIC.
Crossbar fabric
HP proprietary fabric used to interconnect the Node Controller to the Crossbar modules.
CRU
Customer replaceable unit.
CSR
Control and status register.
CTO
Configure to order.

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DDNS
Dynamic domain name system.
DHCP
Dynamic host configuration protocol.
Directory server
A server such as an LDAP server which provides authentication and authorization
information to the OA.
DMA
Direct memory access.
DMDC
Data multiplexer/demultiplexer controller.
DMTF
Distributed Management Task Force industry standards organization.
DNS
Domain name system.
Domain
A collection of blades within a complex that are interconnected by a common fabric (such
as a crossbar mid-plane) and that can support multiple instances of an operating system
by means of hardware partitions.
DS2
The DS2 interface moves data between each chip of the sx3000 w/PREMA 2 (CEC) chipset
and its associated management FPGA. Similar to the DMD bus in previous Superdome
servers.
EAE
Error Analysis Engine—The EAE is a distributed application that runs on the management
processor and the PDHCs. It consists of three main components: Error Logging Services
(ELS), which records chipset errors; Health Repository (HR), which records indictments of
the hardware; and Core Analysis Engine (CAE), which analyzes chipset and other errors
and sends WS-MAN alerts to external monitoring applications. Formerly known as the
Superdome 2 Analysis Engine (SD2AE).
EBA
Express Bridge Adapter.
EBIPA
Enclosure bay IP addressing—Enabling EBIPA allows the Onboard Administrator to
provide IP addresses to the devices in the bays using DHCP.
EFI
See UEFI.
ELS
Error logging services—The part of the Error Analysis Engine that delivers error data to
the core analysis engine.

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EMC
Electromagnetic compatibility.
EMI
Electromagnetic Interference.
EMS
Event management service.
Enclosure
One physical server unit. A cabinet or rack can hold a maximum of two Superdome
enclosures.
ERP
Enterprise resource planning—Services or a system that is intended to manage all the
information and functions of a business or company from shared data stores.
ESD
Electrostatic discharge.
FAB
CEC firmware (CFW) routing fabric connecting the processors in the complex.
FC
Fibre channel.
Flit
A collection of phits. The minimum data unit upon which the crossbar fabric switches.
Therfore, switches operate on flits.
FlexLOM
Flexible LAN-On-Motherboard—A module for LAN network connections that attaches to
the blade motherboard instead of on a network interface card.
FMP
Fabric management processor in the FPGA on the Crossbar module and Global Partition
Service Module.
FMP-FW
The firmware that runs on the crossbar FPGA and the GPSM FPGA and performs low-level
register accesses on behalf of higher-level clients elsewhere.
FPGA
Field-Programmable Gate Array—An integrated circuit designed to be configured by the
designer after manufacturing. Configuration is generally done using a hardware
description language similar to that used for ASICs.
FPL
Forward progress log.
FRUID
Field-replaceable unit identifier.

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FSB
Front-side bus.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol.
FWU
Firmware update software.
GPSM
Global Partition Service Module. The manageability interface between the Onboard
Administrator and the upper portion of the HP BladeSystem Superdome enclosure. The
GPSM module provides CAMNet and clock functionality necessary for communicating
with adjacent Integrity Superdome X systems in future multi-enclosure configurations.
The module also monitors upstairs fans and power supplies and has a processor in the
FPGA on the board.
GT/s
Giga-transfers per second—One billion data transfers per second.
GUI
Graphical user interface—A graphical, window-based interface for interacting with
software or firmware to manage a computer system. Compare with CLI or TUI.
HA
High availability—The property of a server system that is designed to ensure a high
degree of operational continuity over a specified measurement period.
Hard partition
See Coarse Grained Partition or nPartition.
HB
Host bridge. See Host bridge below.
HBA
Host bus adapter.
Health repository
The part of the Error Analysis Engine that provides a single UI to assess the health of the
platform hardware. It also keeps a history of failure data in the platform and on each of
the FRUs.
Host bridge
An entity defined by a PCI architecture that bridges a system bus to an I/O subsystem.
HPSP
HP service partition.
HP SUM
HP Smart Update Manager—An HP tool for software and firmware updates.

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HR
Health repository—A permanent record of failures and FRU indictments, allowing the
capability to include this information on an expanded FRUID EEPROM on major FRUs
providing failure and configuration info to accompany the returned FRU electronically.
Part of the Error Analysis Engine error handling capability.
I2C or I2C
Inter-integrated circuit bus—An industry-standard serial bus developed by Phillips
Semiconductor.
IDC
Integrity Data Collector.
iLO 4
HP Integrated Lights-Out 4 management utility—Remote management subsystem
embedded on the Superdome blade. The HP iLO 4 ASIC provides enclosure-level blade
control as required by C-Class infrastructure, as well as virtual KVM and virtual media
capabilities.
InfiniBand
A data center interconnect standard. According to the InfiniBand Trade Association, the
goal of InfiniBand is to create a single, unified I/O fabric fulfilling the data center need for
efficient, reliable, and scalable I/O.
Insight Online
Part of Insight-Remote Support, Insight Online (also referred to as the Portal) is a web
GUI available to customers so that they can track the status of support calls made by
I-RS based upon it's processing of the OS and OA event indications, contract or warranty
status for each of their systems, and more. Other than the intro slides and the two data
flow slide containing the acronyms, all other slides in the slide deck show the portal view
into IRS.
Insight-Remote Support
Insight-Remote Support (I-RS) software offers nearly continuous, automated, and
remote event monitoring with advanced fault detection and notification. I-RS can help
customers prevent problems proactively and resolve technical issues quickly and
accurately without placing support phone calls.
Intel® Xeon® E7 v2 series processors
The Intel Xeon E7 v2 series processor has 10 to 15 cores and supports two threads per
core. The Intel Xeon E7 v2 series processor includes two on-chip memory controllers that
support up to 24 DIMMs per controller. The processor also has two on-chip integrated
PCIe I/O adapters known as Integrated I/O (IIO) with a total of 32 lanes of PCI Express
(PCIe) Gen 3 at 8 GT/s. The processor uses a high-bandwidth, low-latency point-to-point
link interface based on Intel QuickPath technology for its front-side bus connections. The
approved Intel code name for this processor is Ivy Bridge-EX.
IRC
Integrated Remote Console.

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IRS
HP Insight Remote Support—The software that delivers secure remote support for HP
servers and storage for our Customers.
IRSA
HP Insight Remote Support Advanced—The software that delivers secure remote
support for HP servers, storage, network, SAN environments and selected multi-vendor
devices, with 24 X 7 coverage (formerly known as HP Service Essentials Remote Support
Pack).
J2EE
Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition—A server programming environment sold by Sun
Microsystems, Inc.
JTAG
The Joint Test Access Group (a standard specification for testing compliant chips).
KVM
Keyboard, Video, and Mouse.
KVM
Kernel-based Virtual Machine — A virtualization infrastructure for the Linux kernel that
turns it into a hypervisor, which can create virtual machines.
LBA
Local Bus Adapter—An SPPA-defined defined bridge from an SBA to a industry-standard
I/O bus. Also known as a rope guest. Refers to designs based on I/O ropes.
LDAP
Lightweight directory access protocol.
LOM
LAN on motherboard.
LORA
Locally-Optimized Resource Alignment—Enables users to exploit the system
performance improvements that NUMA provides.
LPM
Local Power Management—The LPM is a core located in the LPM FPGA that contains the
power management control for all of the system power rails on the server blade.
LVM
Logical volume manager.
MCA
Machine Check Abort—A high priority processor interrupt caused by a hardware error
requiring immediate attention. An MCA is first handled by PAL, then SAL, then a
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MFW
Management firmware—The collection of manageability firmware that monitors the
platform hardware and provides tools for administering the platform, the console, IPMI
events, and so on. Execution is distributed across the OA, the PDHCs, the CIO, the HP iLO
4, and FMPs.
MHW
Management hardware—Technology on the server blade that is responsible for the
overall manageability of the module.
Midplane
The HP BladeSystem Superdome enclosure consists of two separate midplane boards.
The midplane that holds the Crossbar modules is referred to as the Superdome midplane
(upper). The midplane that holds the SWM boards is referred to as C-Class midplane
(lower).
MINT
Management interrupt—DS2 interrupt transaction from a XBAR DS2 interface delivered
to an FPGA to notify the management firmware of some event.
ML
Messaging layer—A communication layer used to send requests between different
boards in the system.
MMIO
Memory mapped I/O. A method of accessing I/O devices using normal memory reads and
writes. Also refers to the range of memory addresses used for such accesses.
MP
Management processor.
MPS
Maximum payload size.
MP-SPOF
Multi-partition single point of failure—A failure that affects more than one partition.
MP-SPOR
Multi-partition single point of repair—In order to affect a repair (in hardware, firmware
or software) more than one partition would have to be shut down.
MTBF
Mean time between failure.
NIC
Network interface card.
nPartition
An nPartition is a partition that is assigned one or more blades. An nPartition can run a
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NUMA
Non-Uniform Memory Architecture (NUMA)—A computer memory design used in
multiprocessor systems, where the memory access time depends on the memory
location relative to a processor. Under NUMA, a processor can access its own local
memory faster than non-local memory, that is, memory local to another processor or
memory shared between processors.
NVRAM
Nonvolatile RAM.
OA
Onboard administrator—The enclosure management component for Integrity
Superdome X that uses an embedded PowerPC-family processor running Linux. Two
redundant OAs are installed in each HP BladeSystem Superdome enclosure and are used
to manage the blades, switches, power supplies, and fans in the enclosure.
OE
Operating environment—An operating system such as Linux, HP-UX, HP OpenVMS, or
Windows.
OfflineCmds
Programs used on a down partition for diagnosis or verification. These may use the UEFI
vUART to communicate with the platform.
OS
Operating system—HP Integrity Superdome X Servers support the Linux operating
system including SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux
(RHEL).
OSP
On-System Programming—Functionality allowing update of an FPGA configuration
through a remote interface. For the two-socket blade the OSP signals are received via
the upper midplane from the Utilities module.
P2P
Peer-to-Peer. Reads and writes from an I/O device targeting another I/O device.
Parcon
The parts of the firmware that allow users to manage partitions on a Integrity
Superdome X platform. Provides the parcli as well as programmatic interfaces to the GUI.
Parspec
Partition specification—The definition of a hard or soft partition in a Integrity
Superdome X server.
PCA
Printed circuit assembly.
PCB
Printed circuit board.
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect. A traditional, parallel bus I/O backplane standard.
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PCIe
PCI Express—PCIe is an evolutionary, high speed serial, point-to-point interconnect that
maintains the PCI programming model. (Sometimes abbreviated as PCI-E.)
PCI-X
An addendum to the PCI specification defining a higher speed, registered follow-on to
PCI. PCI-X still utilizes a parallel bus and should not be confused with PCI Express.
PDH
Processor Dependant Hardware—A collection of ROM, RAM, nonvolatile memory, and
other special hardware components used by firmware to initialize, test, configure, and
support a Integrity Superdome X platform.
PDHC
Platform Dependant Hardware Controller—A microprocessor (running Linux) located on
the Superdome BL920s Gen8 server blade that performs the blade management
functions.
PDU
Power distribution unit—Distributes AC power inside the rack.
Phit
A single bit time on the Integrity Superdome X system fabric. The equivalent PCI Express
term is a symbol time.
PHY
The physical layer of the PCIe specification which is divided into a logical sub-layer and
an electrical sub-layer. The PCIe link is built around dedicated unidirectional couples of
serial (1-bit), point-to-point connections known as "lanes".
PIM
Power input module—Brings AC power into the rack.
POL
Point-of-load.
POSSE
Pre-OS System Environment—Commands developed by HP to extend the UEFI
commands used on enterprise servers.
POST
Power-on self test.
PPB
PCI-to-PCI Bridge—PCI Express uses (virtual) PPBs to achieve fanout within Root
Complexes and switches.
QPI
QuickPath Interconnect—A point-to-point high-speed serial interface used to
communicate between processing agents. The bus interfaces between the Intel Xeon E7
v2 series processors and Node Controller ASIC on the Superdome BL920S Gen8 server
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QuickPath
A cache-coherent, links-based electrical interconnect specification for the Intel
processor, chipset, and I/O bridge components. (This is the Intel technology formerly
known as Common System Interface, or CSI).
RAS
Reliability, availability, and supportability.
RETMA
Radio Electronics Television Manufacturers Association.
RKM
Rack-mounted keyboard and monitor.
Robust Store (RStore)
Storage on the internal USB drive in the DVD module used to store enclosure and
complex configuration data, firmware bundles, and possibly debug data.
RoHS
Restriction of hazardous substances: A governmental directive restricting the use of the
following materials in manufactured products: Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Hexavalent
chromium, Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE).
Root complex (RC)
An entity defined by PCI Express that includes a PCI-compatible Host Bridge and one or
more Root Ports.
Root port (RP)
A PCI Express Port on a Root Complex that maps a portion of the Express hierarchy
through an associated virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge.
RSDC
Remote Support Data Center—Part of Insight-Remote Support, this component is also
called the IRS backend. RSDC includes all the servers, applications and databases that
are used to provide remote support to customers.
RTC
Real time clock chip on the Superdome BL920s Gen8 blade.
SAP
Enterprise software applications developed and sold by the German company SAP AG.
SAS
Serial attached SCSI.
SATA
Serial ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment).
SBA
System Bus Adapter—An SPPA-defined bridge from the system bus (connecting
processors and memory) to one or more LBAs. Also known as a rope host. Refers to
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SBS
Shared Business Service—Part of Insight-Remote Support. In addition to service calls
going directly to HP Support Engineers, calls can get routed to partner companies
support teams. The SBS component is where that branching would occur.
Scale out
Scale out (vertical scaling) is when MULTIPLE NODES are needed for the workload. As
nodes are added, additional network, storage, and compute resources are added to the
stack. This enables users to massively scale far beyond what they could do with scale
up. Usually, however, scale out is more expensive than scale up.
Scale up
Scale up (linear or horizontal scaling) is when a SINGLE-NODE is used to accommodate
the entire workload. Users can run one or multiple applications on the single node and
have a certain amount of compute, network, storage and power resources.
SDRAM
Synchronous dynamic random access memory.
SEL
System event log.
SFP
Small form-factor pluggable.
SFW
System firmware—The firmware that executes on the system processors. This firmware
is responsible for the discovery and initialization of partition level resources including
aspects of migration and MCA handling. It also provides the operating systems with
interfaces as described in the ACPI, EFI, and SAL specifications. It also presents the EFI CLI
to human users.
SLM
Socket-local memory—SLM memory is connected through each processor socket rather
than directly to the blade itself.
SMASH
System Management Architecture for Server Hardware (SMASH) is an industry standard
server management interface. Integrity Superdome X only supports a limited SMASH
command set.
SMB
Scalable Memory Buffer—Intel chip that acts as a buffer and router between the high-
speed FBD2 channel on the memory controllers and the DDR3 busses at the DIMMs.
SMBIOS
System management BIOS.
SMH
System management homepage—The single system management application that
collects some platform data from IPMI and can redirect a user to the OA for more
information.
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SMI
Scalable Memory Interconnect—Interface between processor and memory subsystem.
SOC
System-on-a-chip—Single chip with CPU, memory, and peripheral controllers.
Socket local memory
Socket Local Memory (SLM)—Memory that is interleaved across the memory controllers
of a single CPU socket. SLM replaces the concept of cell local memory on cell-based
servers.
SPOF
Single Point of Failure—The part of a system that, if it fails, will stop the entire system
from working.
SPOR
Single Point of Repair.
SSH
Secure Shell.
SUV board
Serial, USB, and Video board—A small PCB assembly attached to the front of the
Superdome BL920s Gen8 server blade. The SUV board houses the blade system LEDs and
the SUV connector, which connects to the SUV Dongle cable that splits out the Serial,
USB, and Video signals into their respective industry standard connectors.
SWM
Switch module—Existing c-Class switch modules such as the HP ProCurve 6120XG
Ethernet switch, GbE2 Ethernet switch, the Cisco 3020 Ethernet switch, and the Brocade
Fibre Channel switch.
sx3000 chipset
The CEC chipset developed by HP to work with multi-core Intel Xeon E7 v2 series
processors. The sx3000 chipset includes the Crossbar ASIC.
TCO
Total Cost of Ownership.
TFTP
Trivial file transfer protocol.
TOC
Transfer of control.
TUI
Text-based user interface—An interface that uses commands to interact with the
console firmware or operating system to control and manage a computer system. Same
as CLI. Compare with GUI.

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UEFI
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface—The UEFI specification describes an interface
between the operating system and the platform firmware. The interface is in the form of
data tables that contain platform-related information, and boot and runtime service
calls that are available to the OS loader and the OS. Together, these provide a standard
environment for booting an OS.
UID
Unit identification number.
VAC
Value-added chassis.
vDVD
vDVD (virtual DVD drive) is supported in Integrity Superdome X on the Virtual Devices tab
on an nPartition page in the OA GUI.
vKVM
vKVM (virtual keyboard, video, and mouse) is supported on Integrity Superdome X Server
through the SUV interface on the front of a blade.
VRM
Voltage Regulator Module—A voltage regulator circuit board that plugs into a larger
circuit board assembly to regulate the power to one component on the larger assembly.
VSE
Virtual Server Environment. Now known as Insight Dynamics – VSE Manager.
WBEM
Web-Based Enterprise Management—A set of management standard technologies
developed by the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) to unify the management
of enterprise computing environments. WBEM defines a common model and a protocol
for monitoring and controlling computing resources in a consistent way.
WS-MAN
WS-Management functionality is based on a DMTF specification called Web Services for
Management that provides a common way for systems to access and exchange
management information using web services. For the Integrity Superdome X
manageability firmware, standard WS-MAN XML messages are used to communicate
between the Error Analysis Engine in the OA and external management applications,
such as HP SIM and SMH.
WWN
World-Wide Name—A unique identifier used in storage technologies including Fibre
Channel, Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA), or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS).
WWNN
World-Wide Node Name—A unique identifier for a switch.
WWPN
World-Wide Port Name—A unique identifier for a port on a switch.

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XBAR
Crossbar—Main central switching mechanism for the internal communication fabric for
Integrity Superdome X hardware connecting the blades.
XFM
HP crossbar fabric module—The internal crossbar communication fabric for Superdome
hardware.
YaST
Yet another Setup Tool—An operating system installation and configuration wizard for
SUSE Linux distributions.

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